D Gukesh Stroy: Recently, D Gukesh had created history by winning the World Chess Championship (FIDE). D Gukesh became the youngest Grandmaster to win this title. In this way he became the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to win this title. After becoming the world champion, D Gukesh had made a lot of headlines. After this, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met D Gukesh. Now this veteran Grandmaster has been selected for the Khel Ratna Award, but do you know the story of D Gukesh?
D Gukesh’s story is no less than any Hindi film
D Gukesh first came into limelight in 2015 by winning the Under-9 Chess Championship. Then after this he never looked back. D Gukesh became the World Under-12 Champion in Spain in 2018. Became the world’s third youngest chess grandmaster in this category.
This is how D Gukesh’s caravan continued to grow.
D Gukesh’s success story did not stop here… This veteran won the Junius Baer Challengers Chess Tour in 2021 by 14/19 points. Then this Grandmaster defeated the world number-1 ranked American player in the 44th Chess Olympiad in the month of August 2022. Became the youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen (world number-1 chess player) in the month of October. Became the youngest player to get the highest FIDE rating above 2700 in 2023.
proved the sacrifice of parents right
Actually, parents have played a big role in the success of D Gukesh. Born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai, D Gukesh’s father Dr. Rajinikanth is an ENT specialist. While mother is a microbiologist. D Gukesh had to go from place to place for chess competitions from an early age. Father Rajnikanth even left his job to accompany him. At the same time, now D Gukesh has proved his family’s decision right by becoming world champion. Let us tell you that apart from D Gukesh, Manu Bhakar, Harmanpreet Singh and para athlete Praveen Kumar have been selected for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
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