Magnus Carlsen, the five-time champion, said that he would not be a part of the world chess championships. The Norwegian star also praised D Gukesh for becoming the youngest world champion at the age of 18.

Grzegorz Gajewski, D Gukesh's coach, compared the new world chess champion to Magnus Carlsen, highlighting Gukesh's analytical approach over Carlsen's intuition. Gajewski also likened Gukesh to a young Fabiano Caruana,

Gukesh Dommaraju is probably the most popular name in India right now after the 18-year-old became the youngest world chess champion in Singapore recently. The Indian Grandmaster defeated defending champion Ding Liren at the World Chess Championship,

D Gukesh won the world chess championship at just 18, defeating Ding Liren. His victory was met with mixed reactions; Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian expressed concerns over the relevance of classical chess,