Chaos in Chennai as The World Chess Champion Gukesh welcomed home
18-year-old Indian wonderkid Gukesh D is the new FIDE World Champion and the 18th in the line of champions, the youngest ever in history. In an unexpected turn of events, when it seemed that the final game was going to end in a draw and the tiebreaks were unavoidable, the champion Ding Liren made a huge mistake. The final result of the match is 7.5-6.5 for the challenger. Niki Riga captured the final moment of Gukesh at the board, with the tears of joy by Gukesh.
Today, Gukesh received a hero welcome home. Gukesh was swarmed at the Chennai airport by a mass of journalists and fans. He is expected to address the media later today, in what is his first press conference in India as the world champion
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