India, June 5 -- D Gukesh has become synonymous with Indian chess since becoming the youngest-ever World Champion in history. The 18-year-old defeated Ding Liren last year to become World Champion, but fell victim to criticism as the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik felt that the c'ship wasn't upto the level, especially after Liren made a huge blunder in the decisive game.

Fast forward to June, Gukesh silenced Carlsen with a stunning comeback win against the World No. 1. The World No. 1 wasn't part of the previous FIDE cycle after pulling out, and won't be featuring in the ongoing cycle. Many fans and GMs felt that Carlsen's absence didn't make Gukesh the actual world champion, as he needed to beat the Norwegian too, who is r...