Sandeep Singhal and Viswanathan Anand together set up the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy four years ago, which is today a fountainhead of chess talent in India. WestBridge is also Gukesh’s sponsor.
Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Garry Kasparov said that Gukesh s win was a further reflection of the changing trends in the world of chess and made a mention of how chess players from Viswanathan Anand s academy had started to make the right noises.
Gukesh D became the youngest winner of the Candidates tournament held in Toronto, Canada, also becoming the youngest World Championship challenger and will face reigning champion Ding Liren from China later this year.