"I laud our Gukesh for becoming the world chess champion at the young age of 18. Our Chennai lad has set a record and the ... He was welcomed by students lined up on either side of the road ...

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here ...