NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned World Chess Champion D Gukesh celebrated his exceptional achievement in an exhilarating and unconventional fashion by going bungee leaping.
The 18-year-old prodigy, who just lately clinched the World Championship title, swapped the chessboard for an adrenaline-pumping journey, proving he’s fearless each on and off the board.
The daredevil celebration displays his adventurous spirit and willpower, qualities which have propelled him to the top of world chess.
Gukesh shared the video of his daredevil celebration on social media platform X, captioning it: “I did it!”
Gukesh has skilled an excellent yr, establishing himself as a number one competitor in worldwide chess. His exceptional achievements embrace securing victory on the esteemed Tata Metal Masters, subsequently guiding India to a gold medal on the Chess Olympiad.
Gukesh’s success continued as he excelled within the Candidates Match, finally securing the coveted World Championship title in Singapore.
Gukesh turned the youngest World champion after beating China’s Ding Liren within the last. Gukesh gained the championship within the last Sport, beating Liren 7.5 – 6.5 on factors.
Gukesh turned solely the second participant from India to safe the world championship, following within the footsteps of the enduring Viswanathan Anand. Anand, who clinched the distinguished title 5 instances throughout his profession, had achieved his last world championship victory in method again in 2013.