Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Gukesh on New Life as World Chess Champion
D. Gukesh, the young chess champion, is adjusting to life as the world's best.
He talks about the changes, like more attention and ads.
While he's happy about it, it's tricky to balance chess with all the new things.
He won his first match at the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament.
Gukesh has to sleep well, eat well, and stay focused during long tournaments.
He also still trains with his main coach and sometimes tries new ones to learn new ideas.
He also clarifies that the hoodie is just to keep warm.
D. Gukesh won his first-round match at FIDE Grand Swiss.
He is balancing increased attention and commercial activities.
Gukesh continues to train with Grandmaster Grzegorz Gajewski.
He is participating in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand.
Gukesh aims to balance new opportunities and chess training.
- Who
- D. Gukesh
- What
- Life changes and challenges since becoming World Chess Champion
- When
- Recent months
- Where
- FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand
- Why
- To balance chess and new opportunities.
Critics
Gukesh's View
World Champion's legitimacy
Critics
Some critics have questioned Gukesh's win.
Gukesh's View
Gukesh earned the title and is focusing on his game.
- Champion
- D. Gukesh
- Current Rank
- 5th in the world
- Main Trainer
- Grzegorz Gajewski
- Event
- FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
- First Round Result
- Won against Etienne Bacrot
Sources
How did World Champion respond to Abdusattorov’s unpopular opinion that ‘Gukesh will lose his title’?
FIDE Grand Swiss: Gukesh crushes Bacrot; Pragg held
Gukesh starts off Grand Swiss with victory, to face Turkish prodigy Erdogmus in round 2
Gukesh bounces back in style after underwhelming USA trip with clinical start to FIDE Grand Swiss campaign
Abdusattorov doubles down on Gukesh chess World title loss claim, refuses to call winner in potential showdown: 'Yes, for sure'
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess Round 2 LIVE Updates: Gukesh up against 14-year-old Turkish prodigy; Divya Deshmukh eyes return to winning ways
