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Vishy Anand Praises Gukesh’s Humorous Response to Retirement Troll
Gukesh is a very young chess world champion.
Some people online joked that he should retire.
Gukesh answered the joke with funny replies instead of getting angry.
He first said, “Thanks, bro.”
When the person asked to play chess, he said he was retired.
Chess legend Vishy Anand liked how Gukesh used humor.
Anand repeated Gukesh’s phrase, “Sure, bro,” and laughed.
Gukesh became world champion at just 18.
He has since had a difficult stretch of games, even though he remains the world champion.
World champion Gukesh responded to an online troll by saying, “Thanks, bro.”
When invited to play chess, Gukesh replied, “Sorry I’m retired bro.”
Vishy Anand praised Gukesh’s use of humor to handle social-media trolling.
Anand repeated Gukesh’s catchphrase, “Sure, bro,” during an interview with The Indian Express.
Gukesh became world champion at 18 and has endured a difficult run of form since then.
- Who
- Chess world champion Gukesh and former world champion Vishy Anand.
- What
- Gukesh humorously answered an online retirement taunt, and Anand praised his response.
- Where
- The exchange occurred on social media in an Instagram Story; Anand commented during an interview.
- When
- Recently; Anand discussed it in an interview with The Indian Express.
- Why
- Gukesh was responding to tongue-in-cheek trolling about his difficult run of form.
Key facts
- Gukesh’s age when he became world champion
- 18
- Gukesh’s current age in the article
- 20
- Troll’s first message
- “It was time to retire.”
- Gukesh’s first reply
- “Thanks, bro.”
- Gukesh’s second reply
- “Sorry I’m retired bro.”
- Anand’s assessment
- He called humor one of the better ways to deal with trolling.
Quotes
Viswanathan Anand
Chess grandmaster discussing Gukesh’s response to online trolling
“I think what Gukesh did is probably one of the better methods to deal with it (trolling). With humour”
indianexpress.com
“Sorry I’m retired bro.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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