Gukesh Dommaraju is currently over the moon and recently shed some happy tears after becoming the 18th chess world champion at just 18 years of age

Gukesh Dommaraju is currently over the moon and recently shed some happy tears after becoming the 18th chess world champion at just 18 years of age

As a nation’s favourite now, read on to know the favourite things of this iconic sportstar

As a nation’s favourite now, read on to know the favourite things of this iconic sportstar

1. He enjoys watching OTT and his favourite series is the Queen’s Gambit

1. He enjoys watching OTT and his favourite series is the Queen’s Gambit

2. He loves watching a lot of movies too

2. He loves watching a lot of movies too

3. The chess champion loves reading a lot of sports autobiographies but the one that has his heart is A Shot At History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold by Abhinav Bindra

3. The chess champion loves reading a lot of sports autobiographies but the one that has his heart is A Shot At History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold by Abhinav Bindra

4. Among the books of chess, the ones that the chess champion himself likes includes Under The Surface by Jan Markos and Practical Chess Beauty by Yochanan Afek

4. Among the books of chess, the ones that the chess champion himself likes includes Under The Surface by Jan Markos and Practical Chess Beauty by Yochanan Afek

5. He enjoys dancing

5. He enjoys dancing

6. His favourite chess piece is the pawn

6. His favourite chess piece is the pawn

7. He also loves travelling

7. He also loves travelling

8. Besides chess, Gukesh is also an expert in playing squash

8. Besides chess, Gukesh is also an expert in playing squash

9. His favourite food is pani puri which he misses when playing abroad in chess tournaments

9. His favourite food is pani puri which he misses when playing abroad in chess tournaments

10. His favourite motivational advice for his fans is ‘I don’t believe in predictions and who are the favourites etc. I just think that whoever is able to show up everyday as the best will win the game eventually’

10. His favourite motivational advice for his fans is ‘I don’t believe in predictions and who are the favourites etc. I just think that whoever is able to show up everyday as the best will win the game eventually’

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