D Gukesh opens up on coping with unfavourable feedback since turning into chess world champion: ‘I’ll proceed to do my job’
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D Gukesh had made historical past in December when he defeated China’s Ding Liren to change into the youngest world champion in chess historical past. The 18-year-old Grandmaster from Chennai, nonetheless, has additionally had a good quantity of criticism and unfavourable feedback directed his approach since his triumph.
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Life hasn’t been the identical for Gukesh Dommaraju
since he defeated Ding Liren to change into the youngest chess world champion of all time, in addition to solely the second world champion from India after the legendary Viswanathan Anand. The 18-year-old Grandmaster had extensively been considered the following massive factor in Indian chess for a very long time, and commenced to stay as much as these expectations after surpassing Anand to change into the top-ranked Indian participant in 2023.
Along with his 7.5-6.5 victory over Chinese language GM Ding within the FIDE World Championship in Singapore, Gukesh cemented his standing as a celebrity of the sport. Gukesh, nonetheless, additionally ended up drawing a good quantity of flak from a number of members of the chess group,
with five-time world champion and reigning world No 1 Magnus Carlsen openy questioning the standard of chess that was on provide within the ultimate.
Gukesh reveals his secret to coping with criticism and negativity
Gukesh, nonetheless, has discovered to not pay a lot heed to such criticism and to just accept it as a part of reaching the head of the game. The Chennai lad additionally added that whereas he principally avoids unfavourable feedback because of his minimal presence on social media, he takes it as a supply of motivation if he inevitably comes throughout a comment or two.
“In my private view, whenever you attain the World Championship sport, you’re sure to face criticism, and individuals are free to say no matter they need. I’ll proceed to do my job. Additionally I’m not on social media, so lots of unfavourable issues don’t attain me simply. However I do come throughout some unfavourable feedback, they usually solely inspire me,” Gukesh instructed The Occasions of India.
Gukesh’s victory within the World Championship was the icing on the cake for Indian chess in what was an unbelievable 2024. Gukesh had change into the youngest winner within the historical past of the Candidates Event earlier that yr and had additionally performed a serious position in India’s historic gold within the ‘Open’ part of the Chess Olympiad in September.
