WATCH: 17-year-old Gukesh breaks into rare smile after fans in Toronto sing his name | Chess News
Throughout the grueling three weeks of chess, the 17-year-old Gukesh hardly ever showed a tinge of emotion. On Monday after becoming the ever World Chess Championship contender, the boy from Chennai was seen smiling after he heard the fans in Toronto were singing his name. Gukesh will challenge Dang Liren at World Championships. In the video going viral on the social media, Gukesh was received a thunderous applause from the fans outside the arena. Gukesh couldn’t control his smile after he heard the chants of “Gukesh, Gukesh!” The interviewer asked Gukesh: “How do you feel?” Teenagers these days pic.twitter.com/6sZClEI1SL — Mike Klein (@ChessMike) April 22, 2024 “Amazing! Right now I am just so relieved. I was watching this Nepo game,” said the youngster reflecting on the match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, who battled for 109 moves before agreeing to a draw. “Right now I am just relieved. It has been an amazing three weeks. Right now I am just so happy,” said Gukesh. Gukesh was the second youngest player ever to compete at …