Thousands of fans gathered at the Chennai airport on Monday morning to welcome D Gukesh, who returned home after winning the World Chess Championship title from Singapore. Gukesh became only the second Indian to win the prestigious title after 18-year-old Viswanathan Anand. Officials of the Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority (SDAT) and students of the famous Velammal Vidyalaya, the main hub of chess in the city, gave D. Gukesh a special welcome.
During this, Gukesh said, 'I am very happy to be here. I can see the support for me here and see what this title means to India. You people are amazing. You gave me a lot of energy.' As soon as Gukesh came out of the airport, he was garlanded and surrounded by thousands of fans. Fans were eager to get a glimpse of the new world chess champion. Officials of the All India Chess Federation were also present to congratulate the young champion.
In this celebration, students were holding banners to honor the young Indian Grandmaster. SDAT officials presented Gukesh with a shawl as a symbol of appreciation for his historic achievement. A specially designed car was deployed at the airport to take the world champion to his residence, carrying pictures of Gukesh and the tagline '18 at 18'. Gukesh has become the 18th undisputed world champion in square chess. He defeated China's Ding Liren in a 14-game world championship match in Singapore. Gukesh broke the record of the great Garry Kasparov to become the youngest world chess champion.
Several families have been displaced following protests in Murshidabad over the Waqf (Amendment)
Maratha Protest: From hunger strike to court order, the crowd did not go out of control due to police restraint; finally, the movement ended
Activist Manoj Jarange had reached Mumbai with thousands of supporters to demand Maratha reservati
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was enraged by the statement of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju signed the bilateral Hajj Agreement for 2026 in Jedd
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has embarrassed himself. To prais
A major change has been witnessed in the Asia Cup 2025. ICC Elite Panel Match Referee Andy Pycrof
While opposition parties are engaged in a blame game over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ca
Comedian Samay Raina's statement is to be recorded on the YouTube show 'India's Got Latent' contr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended a Christmas event organized by the Catholic
Former Australian batting great Damien Martyn is currently battling a serious illness, meningitis
