Emotional D Gukesh Hugs His Father, Cries After Scripting History By Beating Ding Liren to Win FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 (Watch Videos)

D Gukesh became just the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the World Chess Championship. D Gukesh defeated Ding Liren 7.5-6.5.

D Gukesh hugs father after winning FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 (Photo credit: X @ChessbaseIndia)

An emotional D Gukesh hugged his father and cried after he won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on December 12. The 18-year-old outclassed reigning champion Ding Liren to come out on top 7.5-6.5. With this, D Gukesh became the youngest-ever world chess champion, breaking a record set by the legendary Garry Kasparov. In videos that have gone viral, the 18-year-old Gukesh was seen coming out of the arena and hugging his father Dr Rajinikanth while crying. D Gukesh's father, expectedly a proud man, was seen patting the back of his son who scripted history. D Gukesh Wins FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, 18-Year-Old Defeats Ding Liren to Become Youngest-Ever Champion.

Emotional D Gukesh Hugs Father, Cries After Winning FIDE World Chess Championship 2024

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