D Gukesh is the youngest world chess champion in history© X (Twitter) | AFP
A heartwarming father-son moment was captured after India’s D Gukesh beat China’s Ding Liren in the 14th and final game of the World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest world champion on Thursday. Gukesh’s father had tears in his eyes when his prodigal son came to hug him. Even the chess champion couldn’t stop his eyes from watering when he realized the big dream he had spoken about publicly at the age of 11. It was not an easy battle for Gukesh, but he fought valiantly to emerge triumphant.
“I just exchanged a few words with my father. My mother is not here but she will fly in tomorrow. They have made a lot of sacrifices and I would like to thank them,” Gukesh said while watching the video of him hugging his father in his arms. after the title win went viral.
“It was the dream I had more than 10 years ago (and it) has been the most important thing in my life so far. So yes, doing this for me, for my loved ones and my country , it’s yeah, like there’s probably nothing better than that,” shared Gukesh.
Gukesh had dreamed of winning the world champion title at the age of 8. About 7 years ago, he publicly spoke of his ambition to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. He made this possible in 2024.
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“I mean, it probably meant a lot to that 11-year-old boy at the time. Now, because I stopped paying too much attention to those numbers, like I talk about those records. But yeah, I want say, there is this famous video clip from 2017-2018 when I said that I wanted to be the youngest world champion and now that it is no longer just a dream but a reality, it is very cool. , he added.
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