Grandmaster D Gukesh overtakes Viswanathan Anand in chess world rankings

Updated : Aug 04, 2023 20:10
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17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh ended Viswanathan Anand's 36-year-long dominance in chess live world rankings as climbed to the 9th spot. As a result, Anand was pushed to 10th.

Interestingly, it's the first time that an Indian Grandmaster is ranked higher than Viswanathan Anand as Gukesh is now the top-ranked Indian.

He achieved this feat following his second-round match victory at the World Cup. 

CM of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin congratulated Gukesh and tweeted, 'Your achievement is an inspiration to young talents everywhere and a proud moment for Tamil Nadu!'

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