 "11 crores in 17 days… At the age of 18, the world champion earned a fortune, his net worth crossed 20 crores…")
After Vishwanathan Anand, India got the second world champion in chess. D Gukesh has become the youngest player to become the world champion in the 138-year-old history of chess. Gukesh, who created history by winning the 14th match against Chinese legend Ding Liren, has received a prize money of crores of rupees at the age of 18.
Gukesh, who made a hat-trick of titles this year, had a net worth of Rs 8.26 crore before the World Championship, but after becoming the world champion, his wealth has increased tremendously. He earned over Rs 11 crore in 17 days. The World Chess Championship (World Chess Championship) lasted for 17 days in Singapore.
De Gukesh defeated Chinese legend Ding Liren in the 14th and final match of the World Chess Championship. Gukesh created history by winning this match 7.5-6.5. Gukesh played the last game with black pieces. Gukesh became emotional after the victory. India’s very talented chess player Gukesh has broken the record of Russian player Garry Kasparov who won the world championship title at the age of 22.
Gukesh hails from Chennai and became the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to become a world champion. Gukesh takes chess training at 5-time world champion Viswanathan Anand’s academy.
After becoming the world champion, Gukesh earned Rs 11.45 crore…
De Gukesh received Rs 11.45 crore as prize money for becoming the world champion, while Ding Liren received Rs 9.75 crore. According to FIDE rules, the players who play in the final are paid Rs 1.69 crore for winning each match while the remaining amount is divided between the two players. Gukesh won three matches. He won the 3rd, 11th and 14th games. Out of which he got 5.07 crores, Gukesh got a total of 11.45 crores (11.45 crores) on becoming the winner. According to media reports, before becoming the world champion, Gukesh’s net worth was Rs 8.26 crore, which has now crossed Rs 20 crore. Gukesh’s sources of income are chess prize money and advertisements.
D Gukesh’s title hat-trick…
D Gukesh won 3 major titles this year. Gukesh participated in the World Championship qualification event in April and is the third youngest player to win the Candidates Tournament with the highest score of 9 points. At the age of 17, he became the world’s youngest chess grandmaster to win a candidate to represent India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest in September. Gukesh created history by winning the gold medal. For the first time, Gukesh scored 1 goal on the board. But he performed brilliantly and won the individual gold medal as well. By becoming the world champion in December, he scored a hat-trick.
Gukesh started playing chess at the age of 7
D Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in a Telugu family. His father Dr. Dr. Rajankant is an ear, nose and throat surgeon while his mother Padma is a microbiologist. Gukesh started playing chess at the age of seven. In 2015, Gukesh came into limelight for the first time by winning the Asian Skuit Chess Championship in the Under 9 stage. He never looked back after that.