To the youth, Gukesh offered a simple message: “Keep enjoying chess. You will achieve your dream one day.” He praised his opponent Ding Liren, calling him a “real inspiration.” “What I learned from Ding is what an incredible fighter he is. True champions fight until the very end,” Gukesh added.

Viswanathan Anand shared an old photo of meeting D. Gukesh as a kid, celebrating his historic achievement of becoming the youngest World Chess Champion at 18 by defeating Ding Liren.

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand backs up the newly crowned champion D Gukesh after the final match attracts a lot of criticism.