D Gukesh Awarded Huge Cash Prize by Tamil Nadu Government After Historic World Chess Championship Win

D Gukesh Awarded Huge Cash Prize: As a reward, Chief Minister MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu has announced a prize of Rs 5 crore for the boy chess star D Gukesh-an announcement that came immediately after Gukesh made the country proud as he won the 18th World Chess Championship by holding the podium in Singapore on Friday. Gukesh will not only be the youngest champion of all time, but he is also the second Indian chess champion after Viswanathan Anand.

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Support and education for Gukesh

An award-winning emerging chess star, Gukesh has been receiving financial assistance under the High Incentives Scheme in the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT). This event will see several important FIDE circuit points gained for him, as last year's state-organized Chennai Grand Masters event was very favorable for his further pursuit.

Gukesh expressed his thanks to Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Sports Department, calling their "excellent support and encouragement for budding talent" inspiration for himself and many others.

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Win of Gukesh to World Championship Title

This victory made India's Gukesh Dommaraju the youngest-ever world chess champion, defeating China Ding Liren in a nail-biting finale in Singapore just last Thursday. The title came after the crucial 14th game, at the age of just 18, creating a record that was earlier established by Garry Kasparov in 1985.

Liren, using black, made a critical mistake in the endgame. He had already set the game up quite well for a tiebreaker after bringing it into what seemed to be an even endgame. At that point, the standings read 7.5-6.5, with Gukesh leading.

"In that position, I didn't expect to win so it was overwhelming," Gukesh said after the match. For Liren, it was the end of a difficult year. He has been struggling with form since winning the title this year, has missed most of the major classical events, and has not scored in this format since January.

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