Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi and Karan Johar praise youngest world chess champion Gukesh D: ‘History checkmated'

Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Karan Johar, and others from the film industry showered praises on chess player Gukesh D as he became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. Gukesh defeated China’s Ding Liren after competing in the tournament for 14 days.

Taking to X, Kamal wrote, “History checkmated! Kudos to Gukesh D for becoming the youngest World Champion in chess history. India beams with pride! Overcoming the opponent’s advantageous white pieces in the final game, speaks volumes of our champions composure and fortitude.”

Chiranjeevi said, “My heart swells with pride Dear Gukesh D. What A Phenomenal Feat. India is Absolutely Proud of you! 18th World Chess Champion at the Age of 18 & Only The 2nd Indian in History! Above ALL Becoming the Youngest World Champion ever.”

Karan Johar took to Instagram stories as he re-shared another post and said, “Best thing you will see on the internet. The face of victory, of compassion, of years of resilience. Check it out!" Arjun Kapoor, too, re-shared a post on his stories and wrote, "Congratulations Gukesh on this amazing achievement at this age. You make every Indian proud."

Dhanush also took to X and wrote, “What an incredibly proud moment for India and moreover Chennai as Gukesh becomes the youngest World Chess Champion. Congratulations, you have inspired and made all of us very proud with this achievement.”

After his victory yesterday, some old videos began to resurface on the internet where an even younger Gukesh is seen talking about becoming the youngest world chess champion one day. Apart from this, the video of his father’s reaction upon knowing that Gukesh had won also went viral.