As soon as D Gukesh became world champion, father's first reaction went viral. Watch

India's Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday made the entire country proud by becoming the youngest world chess champion. At the age of 18, Gukesh won the 14th and final classical game of his World Championship appearance in Singapore, defeating defending champion Ding Liren 7.5–6.5. The Indian has now ousted Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who won the prestigious title at the age of 22. Wishes poured in for Gukesh from all over the world but his win became the biggest gift for his father, whose reaction went viral on social media. ,

In the viral video, Gukesh's father is seen standing outside the match hall, eagerly waiting for the result. As soon as he heard the thunderous applause and the news of his son's victory, he called and then some people present at the spot congratulated him.

When Gukesh's father realized that his son had won the World Championship #gukeshding #dinggukesh pic.twitter.com/0WCwRbmzmd

– Chess.com – India (@chesscom_in) 12 December 2024

He then quickly walked out of the room and finally hugged Gukesh and this lovely celebration of the father-son duo left the entire nation emotional.

Reigning world chess champion Ding Liren had to regret the 'mistake' he made in the 14th and final game.

Liren's error of judgment proved costly as Gukesh capitalized on the mistake and became the youngest world champion in the history of the game.

After Gukesh's victory, Russian Chess Federation head Andrei Filatov has accused China's Ding Liren of deliberately losing the game.

Russian news agency TASS quoted Filatov as asking the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to launch an investigation and investigate the result.

He said, “The result of the last game caused panic among professionals and chess fans. The actions of the Chinese chess player in the deciding section are extremely suspicious and require a separate investigation by FIDE.”

He said, “It is difficult even for a first-class player to lose in the position Ding Liren was in. The Chinese chess player's defeat in today's game raises many questions and seems to be a deliberate defeat.”