D Gukesh’s becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion is certainly a proud moment for Indians across the world. While many of us lauded him for defeating the defending champion Ding Liren in the 14th and final round of the match on 12 December, former champions have varied opinions on Gukesh’s win.
This video tells the tale of two world chess champions. Who would you want to be?
Launching a scathing and somewhat racist attack on reigning world chess champion Gukesh D, former world chess champion and Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik posted on X that it was the end of chess as we know it, why? Because Gukesh D won the championship.
Furthering his attack, Vladimir said ‘Never yet World Championship title was decided by childish one-move blunder.’
Haven’t you made any blunders? In 2006 against a computer game?
Vladimir sitting on a high and mighty horse is yet again suspended from Chess.com because of his actions, many users pointed out that he might be bitter as it was India’s Viswanathan Anand who defeated him in the 2008 World Chess Championship.
While Vladimir boasts about how he rattled a country, his hidden replies show people bringing him a mirror, about how a bitter old man hating on a kid who just became the youngest world chess champion.
In another tale of a Russian, we would like to tell you about Garry Kasparov, the former youngest world chess champion since 1985, whose record Gukesh D broke to become the youngest world chess champion.
Calling it the era of ‘Vishy’s Children’ Garry Kasparov lauded Gukesh D and his Indian heritage. He further went on to state that the level of play was quite high, and India is a nation with an unlimited pool of human talent, combined with the freedom to explore and develop it. The future is bright not only in chess. The summit has been reached and now the goal must be to raise it even higher for the next ascent.
Talking about the blunders that Vlamidir blamed, former chess champion Garry Kasparov questioned which world championship or world champion was without them.
When Vishy that is Vishwanathan Anand lost the world champion tag to Mangus Carlsen in 2012, Gukesh was in the stands manifesting to become the youngest world chess champion for his idol. That he achieved. As for the tale of two Russian chess champions, when life gives you a chance to become Garry or Vladimir, choose Garry.
