Viswanathan Anand Congratulates D Gukesh After He Beats Ding Liren to Win FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, Says 'For Me, A Very Personal Moment of Pride' (See Post)
The Indian chess legend also lauded Ding Liren for his performance in the match against D Gukesh. D Gukesh has become the youngest to win the World Chess Championship.
Viswanathan Anand congratulated D Gukesh after he won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on December 12. The Indian chess legend, who celebrated his 55th birthday a day ago, took to social media to share a picture of him sitting alongside D Gukesh and wrote, "Congratulations! It's a proud moment for chess, a proud moment for India, a proud moment for WACA, and for me, a very personal moment of pride. Ding played a very exciting match and showed the champion he is." D Gukesh also became the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the World Chess Championship. D Gukesh Wins FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, 18-Year-Old Defeats Ding Liren to Become Youngest-Ever Champion.
Viswanathan Anand Congratulates D Gukesh Opon Winning FIDE World Chess Championship 2024
Congratulations! It's a proud moment for chess, a proud moment for India, a proud moment for WACA, and for me, a very personal moment of pride. Ding played a very exciting match and showed the champion he is.@FIDE_chess @WacaChess pic.twitter.com/o3hq26JFPf
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) December 12, 2024
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