D. Gukesh was recently crowned as the newest chess champion and to make the country even prouder, Gukesh became the youngest chess champion in the history of the sport. After becoming the youngest World Champion,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met newly-crowned chess world champion D Gukesh and described him as a confident young player who was an embodiment of calmness and humility. Gukesh, 18, displayed remarkable poise and nerves of steel to defeat China's Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest chess world champion,

Gukesh became the youngest player in the history of chess to win the world championship after the 18-year-old defeated 32-year-old Ding Liren.

D Gukesh, an 18-year-old chess prodigy from Chennai, made history by becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, defeating Ding Liren of China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Gukesh's dedication,