The person later explained that the message was part of a dare from a friend, but Gukesh had already shared the exchange with his followers, turning the interaction into a light-hearted social media moment.
After his aggressive celebration, there have been several reaction on the social media from some popular names in the chess fraternity.
In the decider, it was a minute bullet crash with a second extra where the American outclassed the Indian grandmaster.
The Indian Grandmaster capitalised the errors made by his French counterpart and defeated him for the first time.
Before the game, Carlsen was in pressure as he was in the media attention for losing against the 19-year-old in the rapid round.
His exceptional performances have put him on the top spot ahead of Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen, and Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
The Indian Chess Grandmaster held his nerves and got the better of Carlsen for the second time in a row
Carlsen concluded at the top of standings after accumulating 16 points from 10 rounds while Caruana got 15.5 points and ended up in the second spot with the victory against Gukesh in the final round.
It was looking like Magnus Carlsen couldn’t accept his defeat as he was seen punching the table in frustration after the last move.
Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu shared the lead of 2.5 points respectively after Round 4.
The veteran spinner will be seen in Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) jersey again after 10 years with his appearance in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025
The tour will take place through the entire year of 2025 at five different locations.
The day also witnessed maestro Magnus Carlsen losing to Germany’s 20-year-old Vincent Keymer while Nodribek Abdusattorov earned a truce against France’s Alireza Firouzja.
Caruana will face Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov in the semi-finals.
The youngster currently holds the sixth spot with two points out of five.
Vishwanathan Anand shared a post on his X account where he wrote, “Mere pass panch hai .. IYKYK!” indicating his five TATA Steel Chess titles.
The notable success is Praggnanandhaa’s maiden triumph at the Masters level in chess.
Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar, the gold medalist at Paris Paralympics in high jump, were also the recipients of the Khel Ratna award.
During their brief conversation, PM Narendra also recalled an old video of D Gukesh when he was 11 years old, where the latter expressed his dream of becoming the youngest world champion in chess.
Along with Ranjikanth, D Gukesh also got a chance to meet another South Indian actor Sivakarthikeyan, who was recently seen in a lead role in Amaran.
Gukesh isn’t inspired by any chess greats alone but by a sportsperson from another game.
D Gukesh is set to miss the forthcoming FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships which is scheduled to be held in New York.
Newly-crowned World Champion D Gukesh is set to clash against the world’s highest-rated player Magnus Carlsen at the Norway Chess tournament in 2025.
Dommaraju Gukesh scripted history as he became the youngest World Champion at the age of 18.
Ding Liren forced a draw against India’s youngest-ever World Chess Championship challengers D Gukesh in the game 13th of the 2024 World Chess Championship.
Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen stated that D Gukesh and Ding Liren couldn’t resemble themselves as contenders for the World Chess Championship title as their match failed to capture any excitement.
Vishwanathan Anand shared his thoughts on the clash between D Gukesh and Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship.
D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China played out a draw in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship.
D Gukesh mentioned how Paddy Upton’s coaching helped him prepare for games mentally and physically.
Paddy Upton has also also worked with the Indian cricket team previously and helped Men in Blue to clinch the ODI World Cup title in 2011.
PM Modi interacted with Indian medallists at the Chess Olympiad 2024, and during the interaction, he also enjoyed a bullet chess showdown between Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa.
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R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh are in tied fourth place in the Sinquefield Cup 2024.
Gukesh played out a draw against GM Ian Nepomniatchchi in round two, whereas GM R Praggnanandhaa settled for a draw against French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
D.Gukesh clashed against the reigning world champion Ding Liren in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.
Read below to learn more about major happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Dommaraju Gukesh will be challenging Ding Liren, the World Champion from China, later this year, in the World Chess Championship match.
Two-time World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat secured her Paris Olympics 2024 quota in the 50 kg category.
Dommaraju Gukesh has joined Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead of the Candidates Chess 2024 with 3.5 points each after five rounds.
World number 2 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz expressed his uncertainty over the chances of playing doubles with Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics 2024 due to fitness issues.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored the historic winner for Nottingham Forest against Manchester United in the 82th minute of the Premier League contest.
It is to be noted that the FIDE Candidates will be played in round robin format. The winner of the Candidates will take on China’s Ding Liren in the next world chess championship.
Gukesh recorded his maiden win of the tournament over Serbia’s Alexandr Predke on Monday.
The shocking incident involving the referee and the MKE Ankaragucu President happened after his team conceded a late equaliser to Caykur Rizespor for a 1-1 draw.
The US Embassy has rejected to issue visa to the 24 members of the Indian contingent, led by the two-time U-19 All India ranking champion Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda.
The latest update in the list shows Gukesh at the eighth position in the world with a rating of 2758, while Anand is at the ninth spot with a rating of 2754.
The teen Grandmaster took down Azerbaijan’s Misratdin Iskandarov in the second-round match of the World Cup in Baku to overtake Anand.
The world’s season leader Jeswin Aldrin cleared 8.22m and produced his best performance in five months to secure the yellow metal.
It is to be noted that Anand has been India’s No. 1 ranked player since January 1987 after he entered the Top 10 in July 1991 in the world rankings.
The 2006-born player is considered one of the brightest upcoming players in not only Indian chess but across the world.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand also heaped praise on the youngster.