World Championship Challenger Gukesh gets a Mercedes Benz Vlog | Velammal School

[@jagdishnigam5]

Just seeing Gukesh, the world chess champion challenger take a ride in a rikshaw, gives me a smile. In the end he is one of us, just that he decided to work way harder than any of us.

[@ptj1ptj172]

Exactly. Success in anything boils down to just three points: Interest + consistency + dedication

[@theresnothingness]

@@ptj1ptj172 * 4 things - circumstances/ facilities

[@mad-myths]

Discover your Passion and work hard on it ye apne dimag me mat baithao ki samay nikal gaya there is so much time left you can find your interest at any age and can work hard for it👍

[@jazzydriven2784]

and an innate talent for chess

[@randomuser3114]

what did you expect? u expected him to travel in a private jet in chennai?😂

[@Celebrian261]

Sagar needs to join this school...that's the way to become a GM

[@SaiSS961]

😂😂😂

[@ptj1ptj172]

He is already a super GM when it comes to chess commentary and a super super super GM when it comes to Chess promotion.😂

[@Thinkaboutit897]

The school really is an inspiration for the schools of the country. 1 school, with its sports culture, managed to produce 22 of 85 GMs of India. Really shows the importance of inculcating sports & studies.

[@SamBahadurManekshaw]

How a school can play a huge role in building personality of a person. Very commendable!

[@johncalvin5754]

Idk my coach says that they buy talent and dont grow but i have not gone there so i cannot say.

[@mpkdon]

@@johncalvin5754 there are two types of groups one who makes others grow another one is one who pick grown and claim them

[@97k01]

@@johncalvin5754but still is it not great that they are sponsoring their studies

[@meitnabhikhaasnahi1470]

bro is literally the hero of his school

[@Jjsnsjjxndj]

country*

[@HarshSharma-qq9bl]

@@Jjsnsjjxndj True

[@rahulquark]

Such an inspiring school, if majority schools in India become like this, we would do much better in olympics.

[@ND00923]

how many medals came from this school?

[@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld]

​@@ND00923He's talking of adopting the same strategy for other sports as this school does for chess. This school has produced several Grandmasters like Pragg, Vaishali, Gukesh.

[@jansirajan6335]

😂😂 you do not know the real face of this school

[@afnanmir2834]

@@jansirajan6335 what is it? the real face

[@fun_g]

The school didn't do any extreme hardwork to make grandmasters they just saw that 2 -3 kids of their school have some potential and they merely capitalised on it. If u expect Indian schools to go out of their way to make grandmasters from scratch that doesn't happen anywhere.

[@measthmatic_mathematics.]

I thought there is no school in our India That really dedicated for those students who really want do only one thing and let them to do and support....🙂

[@striker44]

You should then discover the schools in the south of India where there are schools like that. They are not the run of the mill cbse, icse, state board, or madrasa schools, which produces mass rote learners.

[@HarshSingh-qq2jf]

This is like a movie, like a dream, when you want to be famous while being at school or college, but then have not accomplished anything like that yet :(

[@neelkotecha3596]

Why so rude

[@neelkotecha3596]

Why so rude

[@AbhirupSen20]

India needs hundreds of such schools to be world champions in more sports and get home more Olympic medals.Kudos to the founder for the culture. One question I had was what about those who leaves school in grade 4 and are not successful 😢

[@naitikgupta8429]

Actually he did not go to attend school , he was homeschooled and just went to the school during his exams so playing chess did not actually affect his studies .

[@Bihari_Lala_69]

​@@naitikgupta8429how they didn't focus on studies but in chess which affect their education

[@bhuventandekar5101]

He was in IIT Madras..week before and trust me..he is so humble ❤...... best of luck gukesh

[@mayi4403]

Wowww!!! India knows how to make someone feel special.

[@Void72815]

India ? Or his school

[@jimmywang2041]

A country where intellectuals are worshipped. I love it.

[@aartheshdj2315]

At this point, if sagar speaks tamil, i won't be suprised

[@prayagagarwal5030]

I'm surprised he hasn't learned already 😭😭

[@Rajinikanthan-x4y]

May be, Sagar Bhai... Wouldn't... He always pronounced Velammaal as Velammal only.... You all might have noticed already....

[@ptj1ptj172]

@@Rajinikanthan-x4y wonder why north Indians can't pronounce certain simple South Indian names correctly. He could have written it down in Hindi or whatever language he knows to get the pronunciation right.

[@078_garlapatilikhitreddy8]

​@@ptj1ptj172use ur mind if it's simple for u doesn't mean that its simple for everyone. Can u clearly pronounce the Italian or Russian use ur mind and then brother. I am fom Hyderabad

[@ptj1ptj172]

@@078_garlapatilikhitreddy8 you support a north Indian who can't pronounce a Tamil name but you Hyderabadis make fun of tamilians for not speaking Hindi, let alone pronounce Hindi words. Double standards at its worst!

[@senbagarani7057]

19:32 "should we leave school and become like you?!"😂epic!

[@painofitachi]

only south indian knows how to celebrate real hero ...otherwise here in north india people has made rajat dalal there hero

[@KumarNeeraj12881]

😂😂😂

[@3dicted114]

@@KumarNeeraj12881 barely 100k people consider rajat dalal their hero, stop generalizing people. Just because 100k people are dumb doesnt mean the other 100s million will do the same.

[@pinkranger-hu6pd]

Well those 100s people have more 10k rajat dalas whom they follow ​@@3dicted114

[@mrstrange218]

Yeah, rajnikant,Jayalalitha are real heroes of south india😂😂

[@AdvitayBansal17]

North Indians have lost their brain I agree on this , though I am myselfga norh Indian person, people here don't respect true heroes instead they support chapris . But south India is no less either it's just better than North India in this concern

[@abhinav1478]

Gukesh is taking with famous actor in Tamil Film industry 🙂❤❤👍👍

[@RanjinaMukherjee]

Who was that?

[@ptj1ptj172]

​@@RanjinaMukherjeesoori

[@vid111]

Ultimate Star Soori

[@Rajinikanthan-x4y]

Gukesh, just enjoy the fruits of your hard labour, which is, your dedication towards chess... ✌️😎👍

[@boilas1]

Other than Sagar bhai no one else could have done this video better and like Gukesh you are one of our country's chess brand ambassadors, great work brother 👏👏👏

[@CHANDANDAS-xb3pt]

Gukesh's simplicity baapre. How is he not carried away by this love. He is not a 17-18 years old kid. He is a man. Bow down to him. Finding myself so insignificant and immature at the age of 24.

[@Abhi_jit055]

It’s so overwhelming to see such an amazing school…❤ we need more schools like this in every corner of the India

[@ragulvignesh4920]

20.43 He's Soori, a Tamil actor. He has given major transformation & comeback from being a comedy actor to hero

[@nekhillkumar7397]

If you work so hard and get this level of appreciation, it must feel so great! Well deserved

[@ROT_KILLER]

21:00 ramalakshmanan muthuchami known as soori he is an actor

[@akkipositron]

This is so heart warming. Never knew such schools exist.

[@yatchrider]

We love your vlogs Sagar We watch every one of them Love from Maharashtra

[@Mystrykdlad]

Sagar bhai... You are the rockstar who shares these wonderful chess moments with the world... You are the best chess lover who has contributed so much to Indian chess. You also deserve some felicitation like this...🎉🎉🎉 A side hero of the Indian chess.

[@MindfulSages]

Wow, India, very impressive. This has placed your country in a brand new light in my mind. Sublime. The laser drawings were incredible and then 220 drones in unison? I'm in awe. Fantastic work and ability.

[@sanjayr7977]

WOW! This takes my breath away, I have not seen anything like this in my life. With love and best wishes from South Africa.

[@ashwathashu8087]

This i love india should become sporting country ❤... Not only cricket

[@Tohir-cz9ml]

Sagar sahab makes story telling so likeable;)

[@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld]

16:42 I also hate it when somebody insists on me joining the dance floor over and over when I have zero mood to.

[@anupamaa6022]

its mood for u but what about me who does not even know how to even do bale bale 😢

[@Bhuvan_pro_XD_]

​@@anupamaa6022 That was the case of gukesh too he doesn't know how to dance

[@cloudnine4201]

What a grand welcome for 18yrs old..talent has no boundries..keep rocking dude

[@amitjain8259]

Absolutely Awesome!!! What a school. ❤

[@deepak_su]

wholesome vlog sagar. Really commendable of Velammal to focus on all areas of a child's development.

[@rajmahraj2003]

The best things are happening to my dear India in each and every field from sciences to all sports. Kudos and congrats to everyone who is striving hard to achieve top echelon in the area/field they're in. Best of luck to all in the future. In two months, more celebrations will be in order as Gukesh wins the world championship in Singapore against Ding. Looks almost certain from the way Ding under performed in the world chess Olympiad. This brings me to the last point. Here in US, spelling bees are dominated and won by mostly south Indian kids of AP, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka parents. Same could happen in world chess Olympiads etc. the way India is producing GMs in schools of kids 8 yrs old. This is fantastic for Bharat.

[@ptj1ptj172]

'I was born intelligent, education ruined me' Thanks velammal school for not ruining your intelligent students😂

[@jangir40289]

i agree bro

[@nadvani4844]

You do.the most amazing videos.Wish we could have seen more of you .Sympathetic and understanding as usual❤

[@vvc7943]

Gukesh is seapking with the actor soori.....

[@jazzydriven2784]

9.44- nxt 16 GMs- childhood picture🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StockTalkIndia795]

Best school till date I have seen ❤

[@ROMKAUL]

Great school I am sure the bunch of random kids doing march past must be there as it resembles a kingside pawn storm in a sicilian najdorf.

[@Tapash479]

Loved this video. Perhaps the best so far by Chessbase India. And I got to know about Vellamal School. So inspiring to have such schools.

[@chaudharyhasya4331]

and now he has gretest seat one performance in chess olympiad 9/10 score and 3056 performance rating...truly inspirational🔥🔥

[@DinuChess]

I am from jharkhand currently preparing for jee I liked chess since I was child Will sure start my chess journey after taking a IIT college that's just dream and everything starts with a dream ❤️

[@SatyaPrakash_29]

Bro same place, dream and liking!!! we are so same

[@DinuChess]

@@SatyaPrakash_29 ❤️

[@priyanshusri-vg7hz]

Bro same place different dream but I am scared that this education system wil ruined it up 🥺

[@samratsur218]

Brilliant achievement. Really proud of the school's achievements

[@shanthiduraiswamy6085]

Welcome to Chennai.

[@ramprabesh97]

Love to gukesh ❤️❤️❤️ From Kolkata

[@bhaskaranrathnachalam4107]

Sagar you really are the rock star of Indian chess

[@gavaskar761]

I was born in chennai, living in mogappair studied same school...now in sfo

[@rohitanishp2449]

myself too...i studied in velammal till 2nd std and right now im in 12th...Feeling very nostalgic about the school...

[@hndrngnwn]

I wonder why there are so many talented chess players from India? Is chess a habit there or is it compulsory to learn? Warm regards from Indonesia

[@vignesh6654]

Chess originated in india. Also Vishy anand started the revolution

[@hndrngnwn]

@@vignesh6654 Yes I totally agree, since the time of vishy chess in india has become crazier. I have been playing chess since elementary school but my ELO rating is stuck at 1800 😅😂

[@vignesh6654]

​@@hndrngnwn😂same! All the best going forward

[@KrutikaParanjape]

Quantity

[@XoPlanetI]

Nothing is compulsory in India. If you don't like any sports or games no body is going to force you

[@atharvgupta7281]

I am impressed that his school did so much. We need to have more of such schools.

[@ushachaudhary7359]

What a grt vision of school. Congratulations Gukesh.You r lucky to have this school which with your hard labour make we Indian to proud on you and Belamal school 🎉❤

[@renunegi14]

Proud to be a part of Velammal ..Thnx Mr. SAGAR for framing all the moments in one video...met u at the end of function and captured urs and Gukesh pics with two beautiful girls😂. All the best Gukesh

[@NidhiChaudhary-p2x]

This school is inspiration for others . This is such a good thing that they appreciate their potential student in such a grand way ,amazing 🤩

[@gregg3457]

Thank You Sagar for sharing this very heart warming video!

[@Hidden-f7p]

That's why South is a different country than North. Here in North India students are just taught to memorize the questions that will probably come in the impending paper and then somehow pass. No extra-curriculum, no extraordinary teaching, no facilities and 100000 subjects. North Indian education system is completely destroyed. Overburdening students for nothing.

[@Cupcake0228]

What nonsense you are talking about like anything and you guys bring north south bs i went school in Maharashtra and I am marathi too we literally had every single extra circular activity you name it and i am from 3 rd tier city its about culture like how haryana has wrestler Maharashtra has shooters same way tamil nadu has chess culture north east has boxers so stop this nonsense and whatabouttery and this is clearly a private school go to any private school you are gonna get same facilities and plz grow up 😒

[@Hidden-f7p]

@@Cupcake0228 Wrestling is not taught in schools in Haryani and Maharashtra also is in the southern half. What I want to say that is even private schools here in North are extremely incompetent. Not only do they have cheap quality education and zero extra - curriculars, they also burden students with excessive syllabi. I am in North so I am criticizing it coz I witness what happens here. People here are more into religious bullying and wars rather than education. A school is not a school if it calls its Muslim students as Mulla. In some parts of Haryana even now the lower castes are not allowed schooling. I have some friends in Andhra and Tamil Nadu and I know their schooling system.

[@sgrr7498]

Bro it is the same everywhere in India. Credit to his parents and school who supported him not to attend school but concentrate in chess and write only the exams in school. Polgar did it to his 3 kids and judit polgar is the greatest woman GM and one of the great in open section . It also needs the clarity from kids to dedicate to the sport. All the cricketers are doing it gor last 40 years. My school cricket team in 90s never attended school .

[@Hidden-f7p]

@@sgrr7498 There's nothing like attending and not attending school. Gukesh goes to Elite level when he is 18 years old and by that time schooling is completed. Of course you should have education. But support is equally important. Schools here don't have the enthu of doing anything else. My problem is they don't even teach properly. So why are schools built?? Why should someone go to school?? I passed out from 12th in 2023 and literally I can say that I am better than the school teachers. I have some of my friends in south, they say the students who want to prepare for competitive exams have a separate atmosphere created for them, I have always liked their system more. I mean you can see that I can write English, that is, I know English. So why should an English paper be made compulsory for those who don't want to study it? You should be given freedom to choose subjects like they do in the west

[@joshuagiftsoni4062]

@@Hidden-f7p Hope these things gets fixed for students good future

[@pradipamahadeva8051]

Watching from Australia. Well done, son if Bharat.

[@Bloomingbliss_0128]

All the best GM Gukesh for the World Championship Match....

[@kumarv75]

That was actor soori from Kollywood Sagar bhai

[@aitchtea]

that was a unique and amazing look into the recognition that gukesh received from his school community. i really appreciate the effort you continually make to create and share these videos with us.

[@vsaravana921]

Hands off to this school Principal Madam kudos. Let the students chances to get their talents to bring out! Extracurricular activities also important.

[@FactsandOpinions567]

Yay!! Gukesh video on CBI finally 🎉

[@gamanaskumarmk]

This is why i love south culture

[@DruveshDondapati]

Gukesh recently become India no:1 sad for Arjun 😂😂

[@srikrishnarr6553]

Sublime sagar ...So So relaxed here ...Nice coverage

[@rohitanishp2449]

I studied in this same velammal branch till 2nd std right now im in 12th...and I only went and WON upto DISTRICT LEVEL CHESS... Feeling very nostalgic to see those same places after years.....and very sad that i changed from there...i COULD'NT CONTINUE MY CHESS DUE TO STUDIES...still hurts...BUT GLAD THAT ATLEAST GUKESH,PRAGG AND OTHERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF THEIR PASSION...🥲🥲🥲

[@yatchrider]

What a school! Compare it to DAVs 900 branches....

[@striker44]

DAVs produce IITians. Each produces champions.

[@Vision.2026]

Beginning of chess legends tamilnadu

[@stdtoaster]

The future of India is bright!

[@angelsworld55]

This is happening great thing........ I hope More schools like this open in India so that we Indiana can have gems in more other fields like carrom table tennis etc

[@FelonyDai]

wow! such an amazing and eye watering vlog. bless to see this, thank you 🙏

[@ramkp8763]

I like the Chennai way of life. Cool guys.

[@jazzydriven2784]

where is Gukesh roaming around in an autorickshaw? we want to know. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙😄😄😄😄

[@striker44]

To merc showroom. 😂

[@ckjaidev]

Gukesh is really deserving of this award. I hope he continues to scale greater heights and remain the grounded person that he is.

[@Educationcom-ys7sx]

I don't know why, but it feels like I was there, this was a quite good video, thanks for the motivation..

[@surimenon7660]

Pranam to The Mentors, Brilliant Young Hearts.. ❤️❤️💪🇮🇳💪

[@kaviwardhman]

Every poster says 'World's no. 1 Chess player' which is factually incorrect. It should have been taken care of. However, it fills my heart with joy that chess players get this recognition and luxury.

[@jkpnambiar]

GUKESH IS WORLD NO. 1, in JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS RANKINGS.

[@Stoiccynic224]

@@jkpnambiar i didn't see junior written anywhere.

[@Manvi_plays]

I was in velemmal when I was in 1,2,3 STD now I am in nyc🎉😢 I miss it😢

[@ss-rc1gy]

glad that this school is different unlike so many book vorm once , great sports culture n a huge support for chess :D

[@jkpnambiar]

GUKESH IS WORLD NO. 1, in JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS RANKINGS.

[@078_garlapatilikhitreddy8]

@@jkpnambiar did u even watch the video?

[@XoPlanetI]

This is an iconic institution that produced 22 GMs !!!

[@angelsworld55]

That girl will be so lucky who will get his love........ He is really an amazing man... Talented kind totally kshtriya....

[@alekhpand]

The kids from their chess academy are in the front rows in VIP gallery. Their attention to details is 🤯.

[@pratik6342]

What a beautiful school and celebration ❤

[@anukulchandra7242]

I am 23 years old and still Gukesh is my role model ❣️ not because i want to become a grand master but because of his mentality ❤ his calmness and for his hard work 🎉 i have no shame to admit that Guki is more mature than myself and more calm and of course a lot better 💯🫡

[@Divyam4070]

Imagine owning a mercedes benz at the age of 18

[@gunasekar9505]

A fan girl of gukesh From tamil nadu ❤❤

[@Aditya-op1ql]

we need more such schools to bring out the talent in kids

[@Ashutosh_saxena_]

All the best Gukesh

[@neelshah2855]

All the schools in India should know about the Velammal school..

[@hachar]

7:01 the moment Sagar Shah realized how he can become a GM

[@shanviishasingh1832]

Here the velammal school played a major role by supporting their students to move on the path which ever suits to them irrespective of making them fall in the pressure of doing studies 😊 Well this is the actual desire of a child to do whatever he/she likes ,and when people nearby motivates them like this then it becomes a goal for the child to accomplish 🎉 Here , I am a class 10 student from north india and willing to build my career in chess very mindfully but here in schools the situation is like you can't even get a chess board in your school during games period and that's too in a private school 🥲🥲 feeling so sad and disappointed to be here but anyway i wish gukesh all the very best 🎉❤

[@Phymacss]

16:42 me in every social gathering/wedding:

[@deepamishra6064]

True..😂😂😂

[@harishankaraero]

That was a great video Sagar bhai...

[@souvikbasak8401]

HeartWarming "Massive congratulations to Gukesh for his incredible performance at the Chess Olympiad! Your victory is a true testament to your dedication, skill, and unwavering focus. You've made the nation proud and inspired so many chess enthusiasts around the world. Keep raising the bar! 🏆♟🔥"

[@rajshekharsingh1139]

Man I wish my school was like this too😭😭

[@soundararajanshanmugam4937]

This Velammal group is having a school in Tirunelveli also. There is a very big sports ground ( many hundred acres) opposite to that school that belongs to the Government of Tamilnadu. I appeal the Chief Minister to consider leasing that ground to Velammal school and entrust them to develop young talents in track and field sports in the similar lines they did in Chess!🙏

[@ishaqgt946]

20:43 tamil actor soori on video call

[@dianamihajlova4862]

Incredible! Very moving 😘

[@asthawadyalkar6936]

Why is he wearing two watches in the thumbnail😂😂

[@ptj1ptj172]

Finally a school that doesn't tell its students that getting into IIT or clearing NEET are not the only goals in life.