India's D Gukesh created history on Thursday as he became the youngest world chess champion.

In an exclusive chat with NDTV, Viswanathan Anand admitted that he was surprised to see D Gukesh take the world championship title home on Thursday.

D Gukesh is the second world champion from India after Viswanathan Anand, who won the title four times.

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dethroned China's Ding Liren and won the World Chess Championship 2024.

"A fanboy moment and a flight journey to savour forever with the legendary Vishwanathan Anand," is how Ashwin captioned his Instagram post.

He had earlier participated in 2019 and had gone on to clinch the title.

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said there is still much work to be done for women's chess in the country.

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov showered praise on the Indian team for historic double gold in both the men's and women's events at the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

Viswanathan Anand on Sunday led the country's sporting fraternity in hailing the Indian men and women's teams for their historic gold medal winning feat at the Chess Olympiad.

Ravichandran Ashwin bought stakes in a chess team, as co-owner of American Gambits, which will make its debut in the second season of the Global Chess League.