- Leaving behind Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, 17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh D has become India’s number 1 chess player.
- Gukesh has left behind Anand in the live ratings of Classic Chess.
- Gukesh is also the third Indian after Anand and Pantala Harikrishna to enter the world’s top 10.
- Viswanathan Anand has slipped in the live world rankings only twice since 1986.
