Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand Exclusive On D Gukesh Wining Candidates Tournament

17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history by becoming the youngest man to win the prestigious Candidates tournament and earn the right to challenge for the World Championships crown later this year. The teenager from India finished as the sole leader at the end of a gripping 14-round Candidates tournament in Toronto, Canada. Gukesh will face Ding Liren, the reigning world champion, for the world title later in the year.
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[@Nobody-xe7si]

Glad that mainstream media is covering this Phenomenal Victory of Gukesh .. 🙂 Last night almost 100k Indians were still awake and cheering for Gukesh . I'm happy to see this Growth in chess for India

[@motionislife4879]

Only 0.0014 % of Indian population is into chess, so unfortunate.

[@somadatta338]

​@@motionislife4879that is also not bad considering India's population

[@thesnackbandit]

​@@motionislife4879Far more than that. The issue is that the games literally start after midnight. That too on a Monday. A lot of people don't have the luxury to blow up their Monday.

[@AbhinavShah]

WACA supremacy

[@Phoenix.219]

​@@motionislife4879it starts at 12 am and run till 5am or today one match continued till 6 am. Rarely game ends around 3 am but that too has happened few times. So those 100k ppl made extra effort

[@AmalJames-nb6tr]

Now 🇮🇳 vs 🇨🇳 for world championship

[@rohanraval9223]

Do you know the schedule for this match? When the world chess championship is going to be played?

[@PierroTheJester]

​@@rohanraval9223last quarter of this year or 2025

[@otal0721]

@@rohanraval9223 Late 2024 or early 2025

[@AmalJames-nb6tr]

​@@rohanraval9223I think date date is not confirmed yet. Levy rozman said late 2024 or early 2025

[@STEMHub18]

Don't think so. Ding is thinking of retiring like Magnus. It may be Hikaru vs Gukesh if Ding retires

[@edwardmakabling418]

Anand built an army.

[@modixas]

Well yeah. Hes the legend of chess in India

[@kannanktpr]

Levy, once said this in one of his videos.

[@cwraaa]

He invent chess lmao

[@omprakashbhise3951]

Congratulations Gukesh D. lovely to see winning such tournaments.

[@Stop-brainwashing_dhruvrandi]

Happy to see news channels covering this

[@beleiver4472]

Pehli baar kuch Kam ka news dikhaya hai 😂

[@Jee-nh6oy]

​@@beleiver4472true that

[@insomnia20422]

He isnt even the underdog in the World Championship match. Gukesh might be a slight favourite imo.

[@user-nj9ru4ef2w]

but i'm sure if Ding Liren was allowed to pick his opponent, he would choose gukesh over ian, fabi or hikaru

[@user-qc9cd5iz3l]

​@Yeah because he already had played with Ian last year many times. user-nj9ru4ef2w

[@2596mr]

he was underdog. its his first candidate, infact his first double round robin tournament.

[@kirtishmehta4090]

​@@user-nj9ru4ef2w no gukesh won candidate so he will play against ding

[@user-nj9ru4ef2w]

@@kirtishmehta4090 i know, and it pains me to say this as a chinese guy who is the same age as Ding, but I think Ding is washed and Gukesh is gonna win. But I'm just saying if Ding had his pick, he would prefer playing Gukesh over the other three.

[@alanazevedo6117]

Aqui do Brasil sempre estive na torcida pela Índia. Grande nação!! Congratulations Gukesh

[@GlauberLCR]

Outro brasileiro aqui que torceu pelo Gukesh! Vitória merecidíssima!

[@colindante5164]

I've seen the matches he's played against Pragg and they were nothing short of spectacular. He's going to break the record as the youngest world champion.

[@GiDaOne]

Anand is not just a "chess grandmaster", he's a five-time world chess champion. I feel like this should be in the caption. That said, massive congrats to Gukesh!

[@sabiryou]

I agree, a very strange caption. There are around 2000 grandmasters today. There have been only 17 world champions in the whole history of the game

[@louisjohn9843]

Man... look at his focus and determination at the age of 17. Just fabulous..!!

[@Optim40]

He needs to calm his ego a bit.

[@2596mr]

watched the match for 7 hours!!!! absolutely worth it!!!

[@graphiota18]

Somebody said that 'I will be shocked if an Indian wins" ... an Indian won and a 17 year old boy won... howzzzzzaaatttt!!!!

[@samarpan9382]

Ohh you mean that drunken gm?

[@imfrom4chan648]

Who said it? Magnus?

[@AnuragDhruw-nr8lw]

@@imfrom4chan648 yup

[@juiceeer3320]

I don't think he said this with any racist undertone

[@MrAvinashmahajan]

Very proud of Gukesh. Many many congratulations ❤

[@winnerzacademy7895]

3:44 vishy the legend himself ...calling gukesh the legend 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@intercalz]

Cannot believe that she does not know that his name is Anand. Viswanathan is his father's name. Considering how famous Anand is the anchor is either lazy or living in a cave. Congrats to Gukesh and his team. And thanks to Anand for being a role model and nurturing youngsters.

[@adityasrivastava8364]

They need to stick to cricket 😂

[@nagarajpn9279]

Don’t think that is a geave sin. Most of the chess community calls him “Vishy”, which he is fine with. If anything he may be happy to be called with his father’s name who he often remembers fondly.

[@randomchess7044]

LOL Don't assume things om ur own.. Even kids know about Vishy Anand in this country.. So ofcourse she would know it but she might feel better to use Viswanathan

[@sapanoop]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@atulbesra822]

Sadly she does not know much about chess either. The same is sadly true for majority of Indians who only follow cricket.

[@wangdibhutia3662]

Great news n congratulation to Gukesh bringing glory to the country n we all Indian love to see him beating chinese champion in november. All my best luck n wishes to Gukesh.

[@jgestiot]

He will win the world title before the year is over. At age 11, Gukesh predicted that he would be the youngest world champion in chess history. Anand is right, chess is a healthy habit at any age, but especially for children. If they play chess regularly, they perform well academically.

[@sarvan8269]

World championship is next year in 2025 how will he win before the year is over?

[@Nobody-xe7si]

@@sarvan8269 November 2024

[@testedokgaming895]

Magnus: he will have a terrible match in cadidates Gukesh: becomes the youngest to win candidates

[@crbgaming6683]

No magnus said gukesh is unpredictable

[@ThorfinnBus]

don't think so he did tell At the start that Gukesh won't have a special great tournament.​@crbgaming6683

[@Jee-nh6oy]

​@@crbgaming6683 yup

[@BlueBloodGamerz]

bro will reach china to take that championship and bring it to india ❤ go make us proud

[@saratbabubodempudi3739]

Congratulations to Gukesh for winning candidates tournament.Proud moment for all Indians

[@ritesh1939]

I was awake the whole night and was rooting for Gukesh. Ian and Fabi match was a real nail biting one. Fabi had a clear advantage and he could have won the match and the candidates winner could have been gone to the tie breaks. But somehow Ian survived and manages a DRAW against Fabi. And Hence, Gukesh WON.

[@mayanm7105]

Yesm bcos Fabi played a move like me, Kb1.. Move 41 around and its it....

[@Mystical-World]

I am so proud of you, Gukesh, and I wish you all the best for your next targets. ❤

[@MVCS_SpandanMN]

Congratulations gukesh

[@uncomfortabletruth7111]

తమ్ముడు గెలిపించావు భారత్ దేశాన్ని

[@kh3777]

Two points to chess fans all over the world. (1) The chess game originated in India and is now a world-wide sport. (2) It does not take a lot of money for poorer families to encourage their children to this game of mind-sports.

[@devanshupadhyay2658]

All of our players perfomed amazingly, Pragg was solid he finished with 7/14 , vidit defeated Nakamura twice in a row and that are the only two games which Naka lost helping Gukesh in the long run. Vaishali winning 5 back to back games is a world record for any major FIDE tournament and Humpy staying solid witj 7.5/14. Our candidates were simply amazing ❤️. In future we mign see both open and female world champion from India.

[@chesstime_0720]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳

[@PseudoProphet]

He can actually become the youngest world champion by the time he's 20. India must support Gukesh in every way possible.💪💪💰💰

[@pharaohcaesar]

Congratulations! Well done!😀

[@athira3217]

It is incredible how fast we are nearing towrards 100 grandmasters through the way paved by the one and only Viswanathan Anand💥 2:38 gukesh💯

[@mohanvachur7236]

Congrats Gugesh... 👌 👏👏👏

[@amanvermal]

Nicely covered the news. Thanks

[@amiyachakrabortty3503]

Indian sports_ lovers should shift their craze from cricket to other games like chess, badminton, tennis etc. One Vishy Anand, one prakash Padukone and one Leander Paez could produce many world champs. The rise of Gukesh is just the beginning.

[@mtk3755]

And football

[@reynaldobatiduan5514]

Defeat ding liren slowly but surely.. anand can give more advice on how to beat ding!

[@alfredkowsky7374]

Congrats to Gukesh 🤩!

[@erenyeager119]

*GUKESH IS AN INTROVERT LIKE ME. ANOTHER REASON TO LIKE HIM* ✌🇮🇳😎

[@abdenbichikoun2652]

I still remember the world championship match between defending champion Garry Kasparov and challenger Viswanathan Anand. It was held at the World Trade Center in New York in 1995. The games of the match were broadcast live by Eurosport.

[@bijoychandraroy]

Chess was my favourite thing to do, but thanks to my parents (being sarcastic), i was never able to pursuit my dream. Glad Gukesh is achieving our dreams. Godspeed.

[@ramaniganesh9477]

Congratulations Gukesh on the sensational achievement!! Gukesh's talent was backed by Anand's vision and Sandeep Singhal acting as the catalyst by setting up Westbridge Anand Chess Academy!! Vision, catalyst, resources behind showcasing this special talent!

[@ishansalvi3545]

Yes finally Chess is becoming mainstream ❤

[@hehehe5052]

Gukesh FTW❤

[@AMCSMoukshGogoi]

Proud Gukesh fan since last year

[@nightmagister]

The best of luck to Gukesh in the World Championship match. Regards from Brazil.

[@maniishbhandarii]

Gukesh for the World champion now 👑👑👑👑

[@Chesswalk570]

Congratulations Gukesh 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sugeeshinfo]

Unbelievable maturity at 17, way to go Guki !

[@chesskachaska]

Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Champion.... 🇮🇳

[@ArunKumar-io4nq]

Gukesh has seen off the titans under one roof Victory be his in the wc. Surely he is in with massive chance.

[@amitavchatterjee]

National HERO whom we are proud of

[@djatmikohputra6987]

Legend call legend…Anand is very humble ❤

[@devanshupadhyay2658]

Finally, you guys are covering it but please cover it briefly don't only run for breaking news.

[@digitalsparrow_8599]

What a candidates 🔥🔥

[@Chemist_Abdallah_Gad]

gukesh prove that whatever your age you can fight you can win you can achieve your dream

[@kogiereddy2938]

Brilliant

[@biswanathmahapatra8441]

Indian chess gonna reach new heights

[@jayandrans5440]

Proud moment for India. In Next 10 years our country will produce more champion

[@Julie_aug]

GUKI CONGOOO

[@Chess_Guy_7]

Gukesh 🇮🇳✨

[@WCCCChessClub]

They say its a growing story but they haven't been with him all the way from the beginning. Shame. It is a constant success story not a "growing" story. Congratulations Gukesh on becoming the youngest Chess Grandmaster to ever win the Candidates tournament. Good luck against DING! I will be watching!

[@Athirahindustani]

Stay safe nd cautious in China Gukesh . Bless you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@pragasanarchary2980]

17yrs old, this is crazy. congrats & best wishes going forward.

[@donsurlylyte]

he deserved the win. impressive dude.

[@dhrub6]

Never saw 17 years old Sachin play but probably got the same feeling which my dad got so many years ago.

[@reynaldobatiduan5514]

Gukesh may study strategic kinds of play/opening to defeat ding lerin

[@reybandaying8457]

I go for Gukesh in the championship against Liren. Filipino fan. ✌

[@Zxl..]

With the current India/China rivalry this feels a lot like Spassky vs Fischer in 1972. The young challenger versus the established champion.

[@AmitPanchalChess]

Gukesh at age of 17 creates history, becomes youngest ever chess player to win FIDE Chess Candidates. Only Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win Candidates tournament. Many experts & players including Magnus Carlsen was expecting Nakamura or Caruana to win, but playing in such a strong field, when the stakes were high and at the highest level in high pressure situation, winning Candidate is really phenomenal. This is a Huge Moment for Indian Chess. Gukesh will now challenge Ding Liren for World Chess Championship Congratulation Gukesh.

[@theunknown21329]

Candidates is literally the hardest tournament and winning it is a feat in itself!

[@rajeshgunesh]

Happy to see the winner of the FIDE Candidates 2024 coming from the country that invented chess 🇮🇳👏💪

[@mickdonedee1]

Just imagine how many great games we'll see from Gukesh over the next decade. I'm glad Ding Liren will face a new challenger in the World Championship.

[@kanishhh]

Historical moment in every way but Indian media has a habit of overhyping everything & putting pressure on individuals. This was a stepping stone but main prize is yet to be conquered. I believe in Gukesh's patience and calmness but still don't overhype that much.

[@divitmathur4400]

The least you could have done is mention the correct spelling of Vishy's name in the video.

[@karnumvinayaka9030]

Vishwanathan anand sir.

[@schweppesyt]

"no Europe, no USA, but China and India" gg Gukesh! gl

[@peterkoch3777]

Gukesh is the most interesting contender. Hikaru, Fabi and Nepo all had their chances at dethroning Magnus and failed. Now Gukesh can try Ding and then he might even challenge Magnus.

[@abhijeetsinghparihar]

Gukki op ❤

[@arunjetli7909]

Cool as a cucumber Bjorne Borg of chess

[@insanestuff9470]

Just Lucky

[@user-v2qdfg-v53e]

both are from chennai. i am very proud of both

[@ramsenjoy8381]

gukesh is telugu person settled in chennai❤

[@user-v2qdfg-v53e]

@@ramsenjoy8381 does not matter he and 40+ Grand masters from TN represent tamil nadu. who cares what caste and where his ancestros are from. big part of the credit goes to TN's chess infrastructure

[@user-v2qdfg-v53e]

@@ramsenjoy8381 pragg is coming next

[@ramsenjoy8381]

@@user-v2qdfg-v53e so what infrastructure? u cant change his/her ethnicity right? badminton infrastructure producing Olympic medallists developed in hyderabad by gopichand but they don't self proclaim such minute things right?

[@elk40pound]

@@ramsenjoy8381 mana Telugu person aa bro yes ❤️

[@euclideszoto997]

Let's be honest. Pragg and Vidit got the most press and attention.

[@sharmiraghu4268]

Proud of Tamil Nadu

[@balasubramanis1040]

North Indian news media and reporters are not aware of the naming system followed in south especially in Tamilnadu and.this reporter also addresses him Viswanatan. He is also referred to as Vishy whereas his name is Anand. Krishanamachari Srikanth, Ramanathan Krishnan are known sportsman of Tamilnadu whose names are preceded by the names of their respective fathers

[@ramsenjoy8381]

gukesh is telugu person i suppose

[@skarimi3007]

How a five-time world champion is titled as 'chess grandmaster'?!

[@FireandIce-eh7mx]

Lol these anchors know nothing

[@userkr5479]

They're godi and lazy goose's

[@FireandIce-eh7mx]

@@userkr5479 increase you vocab you guys are using same word godi from 10 years now😂

[@artoflearningbyuday1140]

Arnab D GUKESH won the most prestigious Chess Tournament at the age of just 17 and has created history. He will play against Ding LIREN to become world champion. this is the proudest moment for every Indian. At least the republic must consider 2 - 3 minutes news for this great feat by an Indian.

[@rimurutempest2130]

Huge news

[@thomasweingarth3193]

Gukesh 🌍🕊♥️♟️🥇♟️🇮🇳

[@surojpaul14]

❤

[@sandip6332]

For me, this was an expected outcome in the FIDE Candidates 2024, considering GM Fabiano Caruana and maintaining high hopes for GM Praggnanandhaa and GM Gukesh D. Why? Because the 2018 World Chess Championship (WCC) still lingers in my mind, and Caruana deserved to win it, just as he did against GM Nepomniachtchi in the last round, Round 14. Additionally, the other two Indians were exceptionally formidable in classical chess in the past year. The highlight was Gukesh surpassing the legendary six-time Chess Oscar awardee, pentuple World Chess Champion, Padma Vibhushan Super GM Shri Shri Vishwanathan Anand in classical chess rating on August 3, 2023, and becoming the number one Indian chess player. This phenomenon lasted for 35 years, since GM Anand became India's first chess grandmaster in the year 1988. © Sandip Ray Chaudhury 22nd April, 2024.

[@noice8674]

Bro is copyrighting KZbin comment 😭💀

[@iftikaralam1oOne]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@TruthSurge]

My opinion.... Ding has not been playing well recently so I think Gukesh has a really good chance to win.

[@maicolc7216]

Where will the match between ding liren and gukesh most likely take place?

[@akkshaye_d7603]

china

[@Oobservatory_X]

China

[@adresschoudhary]

China or chennai

[@krioni86sa]

Iran

[@diegoromero-lovo5112]

Bangkok, Oriental city

[@renashbell1203]

the D

[@sooraj7679]

" am I the only guy who got some talapathy vijay vibes from gukesh.. " 🙃✨

[@tatsat111]

Ms Anchor, please stick to talking to IPL stars. You don't even know that V Anand's first name is Anand 🙄

[@subhankarbhadra781]

Even the foreign chess players often call him 'Vishy', short for Vishwanathan. While I now understand it is wrong, a lot of people even in the chess fraternity do not know.

[@tatsat111]

@@subhankarbhadra781 I take you are not an anchor yourself. A shortform nickname is alright, especially since Anand has accepted it. But an Indian anchor calling him Mr Vishwanathan shows her ignorance. No two ways about it.

[@JBugz777]

What a star! Love from Israel ❤️🇮🇳

[@SreyasMalla]

🇮🇳 vs 🇨🇳

[@badrikrishnan]

His name is Anand, and Vishwanathan is his father’s name. What a shame by the anchor, not knowing the name of people they are interviewing! What an insult!

[@Optim40]

A little more humility on that kid. He's not a grown man yet.

[@neilkwok]

I hope the indian media doesnt politicize this. Its a game between 2 great players, leave it at that. And lets not forget that the real champion is Norwegian.

[@yanki1224]

Fight? Fee Day not Fight