D Gukesh reveals the secret to his success as a chess player: 'When I have no commitments, I dedicate almost…'

D Gukesh reveals the secret to his meteoric rise in chess that saw the 18-year-old overtake the legendary Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player after 37 years in 2023 and become the youngest winner in the history of the Candidates and the World Championship.

Reigning world champion D Gukesh recently revealed the secret to his meteroric rise in chess and keeping himself in top shape mentally in order to stay abreast with the best players in the world. Speaking to The Times of India, the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster revealed that while he has no fixed training schedule, he dedicates almost 10 hours to the game when he has no commitments.

“My training hours depend on the day. When I have no commitments, I dedicate almost 10 hours to chess,” Gukesh told the newspaper.

It was through his hard work that Gukesh blazed his way through the ranks to dislodge Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player in 2023, and also become the youngest winner in the history of the Candidates and the World Championship and star in the Chess Olympiad last year.

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