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India's young chess sensation GM D Gukesh registered a triumph over Azerbaijan’s Misratdin Iskandarov in the second-round match of the World Cup on Tuesday to inch past legendary Indian GM Viswanathan Anand in the live world (FIDE) rankings.

The 17-year-old teenager Gukesh outclassed Iskandarov in 44 moves in the second game of their second-round match.

 

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”Gukesh D won again today and has overcome Viswanathan Anand in live rating! There is still almost a month till the next official FIDE rating list on September 1, but it’s highly likely that the 17-year-old will be making it to the top 10 in the world as the highest-rated Indian player,” the international chess federation (FIDE) said in a tweet.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extended congratulations to the 17-year-old teenage prodigy D Gukesh for the sensational achievement.

Stalin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to praise and congratulate the young chess player, he wrote, “Congratulations Grandmaster @DGukesh on your incredible achievement of entering the top 10 of the world (FIDE) rankings for the first time. Your determination and skill have propelled you to the top echelon of chess, making you the highest-rated Indian player. Your achievement is an inspiration to young talents everywhere and a proud moment for Tamil Nadu."

The latest update of 2.5 rating points took Gukesh’s live rating to 2755.9, while Anand’s is 2754.0. As a result, Gukesh replaced Anand as the World No. 9 in live rankings while the five-time World champion slipped to 10th.

Anand managed to feature in the World’s top 10 for the first time in July 1991. He has remained India’s top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987.

Gukesh will take on compatriot S L Narayanan in the third round.

 

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Meanwhile, a bunch of Indians advanced to the third round on Thursday. In the men’s section, GM R Praggnanandhaa, a winner over Maxime Lagarde, Nihal Sarin won while D Harika and R Vaishali moved into the next round.