Gukesh became India's second world chess champion, following in the footsteps of four-time world champion Viswanathan Anand by beating defending champion Ding over the course of two weeks in Singapore. At just 18 years old, Gukesh has become a hero in India for his exploits at the Candidates tournament, where he outlasted some of the biggest names in chess, before he held his nerve to pull off a famous win over a much more experienced player in the Chinese grandmaster.