Gukesh D
@DGukesh
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Thanks a lot sir😊🙏
India is exceptionally proud of
@DGukesh
on becoming the youngest-ever player to win the
#FIDECandidates
!
Gukesh's remarkable achievement at the Candidates in Toronto showcases his extraordinary talent and dedication.
His outstanding performance and journey to the top…
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Candidates 2024 Winner!
Couldnt have done it without the support of my parents,family,team,Westbridge, WACA,Velammal vidyalaya,SDAT,SAI,friends and everyone who wished me well !Thanks a lot! Looking forward to the WC match
@GajuChess
,
@vishy64theking
,
@ChessGMVishnu
,
@WacaChess
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Thanks for all the wonderful wishes and support and lots of messages infact to go through😅...
Wonderful last 2 weeks in
#ChessOlympiad2022
Team bronze and individual 1st board gold for all the hardwork and effort!
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Thanks a lot sir😊🙏
What a triumph,
@DGukesh
! The youngest ever to win the FIDE Candidates—at only 17! Your journey from here leads to the World Championship, and we'll be with you at every move.
Go make history! 🇮🇳 ♟️
#FIDECandidates
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Had a reasonable World cup in Baku and finally got knocked out in quarterfinals against Magnus!
Thanks for all the support and love !
Picture courtesy:
@photochess
@chesscom
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Cant get better!!
Gold medal from the hands of our mentor and idol
@vishy64theking
sir ...grateful for his time especially after my penultimate round to cheer me up and look ahead for the last round
Cant thank enough for all the support from sir and Aruna mam!!
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Thanks sir😊🙏
Congratulations to
@DGukesh
for becoming the youngest challenger. The
@WacaChess
family is so proud of what you have done . I’m personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment
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Thanks a lot sir for all the support nd encouragement😊🙏
Congratulations to
@DGukesh
on an incredible achievement! 🏆
At just 17 years old, he's made history as the youngest-ever challenger in the
#FIDECandidates
and the first teenager to claim victory.
Best of luck in the battle ahead against Ding Liren for the World Chess…
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No amount of words or thanks is enough for all the love and effort of Volunteers throughout the olympiad🥰
Real rockstars of the olympiad🙏
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From wax statue in 2019 to the real
@sachin_rt
today!
Both me and my dad mesmerised by the legend🥰🙏
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Thanks sir😊🙏
Heartiest congratulations to Grandmaster prodigy Thiru
@DGukesh
avl for creating world history by winning the
#FIDECandidates
at the age of 17.
Your determination and perseverance have brought laurels to our Nation. Thiru
@DGukesh
is an inspiration to all young talents aspiring…
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Thanks😊♥️
Congrats Gukesh on becoming the youngest ever to win the prestigious
#FIDECandidates
tournament! 💛🏆
@DGukesh
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17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh clinches victory at the Candidates Chess Tournament, securing his spot as the youngest challenger ever for the world title 🇮🇳👏
Congratulations on the fantastic achievement 🧡
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Thanks sir😊🙏
A message from
@vishy64theking
to
@DGukesh
❤️
#chess
#chessbaseindia
#gukesh
#viswanathananand
#candidates2024
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Wonderful Darshan
@IskconKolkata
🙏
Grateful to Shri.Radharam Das
Vice-President ISKCON Kolkata for inviting and hosting us despite busy pooja day on the occasion of Balram Jayanti!
Feeling blessed 🙏!
Hare Krishna 🙏 🙏
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Grateful to be part of the Bronze winning Indian team with my friends
@NihalSarin
@rpragchess
@sadhwani2005
@adhibanchess
guided by coaches
@Rameshchess
@Stany0122
@arjunkalyan555
Special thanks
@vishy64theking
for his mentorship🙏
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Thanks a lot for all the support,guidance and blessings sir🙏
Absolutely Proud! We started off with one GM , one World Champion and now we have two top ten players. Congratulations to the generation of Indian talent especially to our new No.1
@DGukesh
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Huge Thanks to Tamilnadu government,Chief Minister
@mkstalin
Sir,
@aicfchess
@FIDE_chess
for bringing olympiad to India and thereby we got a chance to even play! And also for the fantastic organisation and facilities.
#ChessChennai2022
🙏
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Its an honour to be noticed by the GOAT💪
Made my day!!
Thanks 🙏
What an amazing achievement! Pretty sure he's the 4th youngest though (NH chess 2006)
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Finally Time to think abt Toronto!!
Grateful to Westbridge Capitals and
@WacaChess
,
@vishy64theking
,
@GajuChess
,
@ChessGMVishnu
for the huge help with training and team support and always believing and encouraging me even during tough times recently!
#Candidates2024
!
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Thanks😅🙏
#Amul
Topical: Celebrating the wonderful win of India’s prodigy at the Candidate Chess tournament!
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Thanks sir😊
Bravo,
@DGukesh
! This pic with you as well as the few moves you ALLOWED me to play against you will be hugely valuable parts of my archive of memories…. May you rise to be the World’s Numero Uno… And
@vishy64theking
, it must feel strange to have someone overtake you, but how…
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Finished 3rd
@NorwayChess
2023 !Grateful to
@vishy64theking
,
@WacaChess
for the belief and support !
Huge thanks to the efforts and guidance by
@GajuChess
who flew to Stavanger for the demanding event and as usual mentoring by GM Vishnu prasanna sir
Pc
@photochess
@NorwayChess
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Thanks for all the constant encouragement mam😊🙏
He was the best prepared as a whole person for this immense challenge of
#FIDECandidates
. The calmness he radiates is the most impressive. Congrats to
@DGukesh
!🇮🇳
I am looking forward to following his further rise.
📷FIDE/Maria Emelianova
#ChessConnectsUs
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Enjoyed the interesting and fighting games
@tatasteelchess
Masters 2024 and finished joint 1st and runnerup on tiebreaks!
Congrats to Wei yi for clinching the title!
@WacaChess
,
#Westbridge
P.C
@tatasteelchess
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Huge congrats for my buddy
@ArjunErigaisi
for his rock solid performance in
#ChessOlympiad2022
and crossing 2700 and well deserved Silver medal !
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Thanks mam🙏
Congratulations to the
17-year-old Grandmaster D. Gukesh for becoming the youngest player ever to win the
#FIDECandidatesTournament
, surpassing a record held by Garry Kasparov for four decades ♟️👏
He is the only Second Indian after the legendary Vishwanathan Anand himself to…
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Im grateful to all my Chess coaches right from start of my career to till date Mr.V.Bhaskar,Mr.Vijayanand,GM Karthikeyan,GM Vishnu prasanna
@vishnu_club
,
@GajuChess
,
@vishy64theking
,
@WacaChess
coaches who have shaped me!
I wish they deserve credit for what im today
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My pleasure
Thanks for the wishes!
Chess is such a tough and brutal game at the highest level, one mistake and all that hard work is for naught. Incredibly exciting candidates tournament & huge congrats to
@DGukesh
- it was an honour to partner with you at the London Chess Classic Pro-biz Cup last year! I'll be…
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Thanks mam😊🙏
A new chapter in chess history is written by India's very own
@DGukesh
! At just 17, he wins the
#FIDECandidates
.
Gukesh's story of resilience, dedication and the dreams of a young heart is not just about chess. Each move on the board narrates his commitment to excellence.
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Royal event , Royal hospitality!
Thanks
@chess_freestyle
for having me as part of this grand spectacle and thoroughly enjoyed the format, stay and the daily dinner meets!
Meticulously planned and organised well beyond expectations 👍
Congrats
@MagnusCarlsen
,The G.O.A.T!👏
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Lovely!🤝
Hey everyone, I'm doing a fun Giveaway of this cool chess art cardstock print sketch wt
@DGukesh
recent Winner of the FIDE Candidates🥳🎉♟. All you have to do to enter is drop a comment on your favorite moment from the Candidates, tag a friend, & repost 👇
#FIDECandidates
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☺️🙏
This photo truly represents what it means to proudly represent your country in the
#ChessOlympiad
. This is exactly the spirit of
#ChennaiChessOlympiad
. Bravo! 🇮🇳
@DrSK_AICF
@aicfchess
@chennaichess22
Photo by
@FIDE_chess
@DGukesh
@Rameshchess
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Formentera open 8/10...😎,
Petition to keep all major events in Spain only !! 😜
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Memories of My 1st World youth event- under 8😅 @ Durban Sep 2014!
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Enjoyed 1st
@wr_chess
masters event in Dusseldorf and had a good solid run and finished tied 1st with
@LevAronian
and
@lachesisq
Congrats to Levon for winning the tiebreaks🎉
Looking forward to have great fun in todays bughouse event partnering
@anishgiri
!
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Thanks!
Shine On Champs! 🥇🥈🥉
The 🇮🇳 Heroes of the Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022! 🤴🏻👸🏻
#WhistleForChess
♟️
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Its an honour mam!
Hope ill keep up to your expectations🤞
The first thing I check everyday during
#ChennaiChessOlympiad
is how
@DGukesh
is doing. And he did NOT disappoint! Today he defeated another 2700 to go 6/6! He has the most complete package of talent, mental toughness, winning mentality, strong nerves, and universal style, etc.
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Thanks
@MicrosenseNet
who support lot of upcoming chess players and me being a beneficiary can vouch for the amazing work they are doing to Indian chess community!
Please continue your valuable contribution to Indian chess in making India a strong force in the chess world!
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Had a wonderful Special Darshan @ Tirumala with my grandparents and cousin sister!!
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WijkAnnZee debut-
@tatasteelchess
2023!
Didnt start the way i wanted it to be but somehow managed to consolidate in the 2nd half.
Nice experience and lessons learnt to fight it out at the top level- augurs well for upcoming events
copyright: Jurriaan Hoefsmit /
@tatasteelchess
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World rapid blitz 2021,Warsaw went well for me👍
Rapid 9th place, rating +173
Blitz 32nd , rating +92
Happy to compete and fight against the elite and gain ratings and experience !!
Wish everyone a Happy,Healthy and prosperous new year!!
Now looking forward to 2022🤞
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Thanks
@GrandChessTour
for the
#SuperUnitedRapidBlitzCroatia
2023 wild card and had a decent debut and finished 5th!
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Thanks for having me !
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It was great playing alongside Hari sir and loved his calmness and blessed to have him share his experience and wisdom playing these events!
Me and Hari sir played for same Solvay team while buddy Nihal played for Andreu Paterna team.
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Awarded 'The Player of the year' at Asian chess summit in Abudhabi last night
Thanks to Asian chess federation and Aicf for the recognition!
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Still have tht cycle!!😂🤩
😄ChessKid Fun Fact⬇️
🚲 In 2013,
@DGukesh
won a bicycle as the 1st prize in an age category tournament.
✨ This was his first tournament victory. His father Rajinikanth shared that this boosted his desire for the game!
@ChessKidcom
|
@chesscom_in
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Shortly after he just became grandmaster, and still relatively unknown, I picked
@DGukesh
to go the furthest among the new young crop of players. I still feel the same today. Some thought I was crazy for saying that, especially when there are so much talent around. There were a…
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Finished Runnerup on tiebreaks in National seniors chess championship 2022,Kanpur.
Satisfied to remain unbeaten with 6 wins and 5 draws in such a strong field!
Hearty congrats to
@ArjunErigaisi
for winning the championship🤝
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Precious and enjoyable half an hour with
@GMJuditPolgar
mam!!
Thanks for your time and sharing ur wisdom and encouragement..means a lot to me👍
Wish this happens often🤞🤞
Perfect day at Stavanger😊
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Historic triumph for Indian chess as
@DGukesh
won at the Candidates Tournament, becoming the youngest player to do so!
Gukesh your success is a testament to your dedication & skill, inspiring a new generation of chess enthusiasts.
All the best for the upcoming challenges!
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Congratulations Grandmaster
@DGukesh
on your incredible achievement of entering the top 10 of world (FIDE) rankings for the first time. Your determination and skill have propelled you to the top echelon of chess, making you the highest-rated Indian player. Your achievement is an…
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Defended my Menorca title !
And guess where...... Its Spain again!!!
Thanks Miquel for the excellent hospitality🙏
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Hearty congratulations @ Shubhi Gupta, Charvi A and Safin Safarullakhan...We are proud of you!!
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Thanks sir!🙏
I congratulate
@DGukesh
,
@NihalSarin
,
@ArjunErigaisi
,
@rpragchess
,
@chessvaishali
,
@TaniaSachdev
and
@DivyaDeshmukh05
from our contingent who won board medals. These are outstanding players who have shown remarkable grit and tenacity. Best wishes for their future endeavours.
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Finally! A steady tournament performance after torturing myself,my family,my trainers
@GajuChess
@ChessGMVishnu
and wellwishers and fans for the last 3 months😅
Thanks
@mkstalin
@Udhaystalin
@SportsTN_
@ChessbaseIndia
@mgd1_esports
for the
#ChennaiGrandmaster
supertournament!
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Hope to continue the momentum on Last day of the preliminaries 🤞!!
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Its a pleasure when our efforts and achievements are recognised &
@Amul_Coop
does that time and again!
Got featured in their iconic cartoon when i became 2nd Youngest GM in 2019
Today Mr.Gopalakrishnan,Dy.Manager sales ,Chennai visited us to felicitate &encourage me
Thanks🙏
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Time to Improve online skills now!!😅
Biggest motivation is the field and hope to enjoy and excel🤞
Player line-up for Aimchess Rapid
#ChessChamps
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No sixes or fours, just 9 of 14 matches. The youngest and only Indian after Anand to get a shot at being the world champion. Congratulations
@DGukesh
🥳
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Thanks a lot
@Udhaystalin
sir for all the support🙏
Congratulations to SDAT's ELITE Sportsperson and Grandmaster
@DGukesh
on becoming the Champion of the
#FIDECandidates
Chess Tournament 2024.
The 17-year-old Chennai’s pride has made an incredible achievement for Indian Chess. After
@vishy64theking
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The ICEMAN prevails!!
He comes from a swelteringly hot state, but he's shown he can keep his cool even when competitive heat is at its peak.
Just 17 years old,
@DGukesh
has a long and shining future ahead of him.
And so does Indian Chess.
An entire nation stands and Cheers…
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Love Spain🥰....kind to me🙏
2nd Title in a row and my 3rd open title in Spain overall in addition to my World under 12 title again here in 2018!
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Thanks
@NorwayChess
for cheering me up with beautiful yummy cake for my birthday after a rough day in blitz !
Loved it😊
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Age category local event title same day 2013☺️
Guess and identify the titled players in this pic!
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Our Türk Hava Yollari Spor Kulübü wins Türkiye Iş Bankasi Chess Super League 2023!
Personally got best 1st board medal,+7 rating points and crossed 2750 and World no.11 live
Thanks Turkish airlines sports club team for the opportunity🙏
Happy International Chess day!
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Played for Kompetenzakademie Allstars team in World rapid teams event in Duesseldorf, Germany. Though team didnt perform well collectively,i had good time and bonding with our team members!
Thanks for the opportunity and care🙏
PC : Team members
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Glad and excited to make my debut in World cup chess 2021,Sochi,Russia.Thanks and grateful to
@FIDE_chess
and
@aicfchess
for the wildcard.
Looking forward to the excitement ahead..cant wait!!
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Hotel Anibal,Linares!!
Stayed where the legends and famous Linares champions did!!❤️
Pity that traditional event isnt happening anymore😓
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Thanks
@ChessbaseIndia
for the nice compilation!
Grateful for all the good words from my seniors and friends
Will try to keep working hard and improve further and do my best
Thanks for all the support and blessings🙏
How did the top Indian GMs react on Gukesh reaching 2700? Check out the article below to find out.
Sending in their best wishes were top GMs like
@vishy64theking
,
@HariChess
,
@ArjunErigaisi
,
@rpragchess
,
@humpy_koneru
,
@HarikaDronavali
and many more:
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Thanks
@GMJuditPolgar
mam and
@NewInChess
! It just motivates me to work harder especially when it comes from one of the legends of the game😊
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Looking forward with excitement!
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Glad to win the thrilling event Armageddon championship series 2023 -Asia and Oceania group by
@theworldchess
!
Big relief to finally win a faster time control elite event & enjoyed plenty of new experiences the way event was played amidst lights,makeup stuff😂
P.C Max Avdeev
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Starting today!!
# Aimchess Rapid
# Meltwater Champions Chess Tour
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Thanks to Superbet for an amazing support and opportunity to be part of wonderful team of superstars and though the results weren't as expected it was a dream past few days in Mayrhofen,Austria playing ECC 2022!
Looking forward to future association with excitement!
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Thanks
@tatasteelchess
for this great opportunity and super excited !!
Dream opening for 2023 and time to brush with elite and learn and improve🤞🤞
♟| BREAKING
The first names of the 2023
#TataSteelChess
Masters playing field,
@DGukesh
and
@ArjunErigaisi
! These two young Indian Grandmasters are taking the chess world by storm, crossing 2700 this year and beating Magnus Carlsen for the first time in a recent event.
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Glad u were there to capture the happy moment!😊
It was 15 th Jan 2019 by the way😅
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