India, Sept. 7 -- D Gukesh became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in history, defeating Ding Liren last December. Since the historic moment, the 19-year-old has been in the spotlight. His win against Liren was hailed by fans and experts, but some criticised the quality of the World C'ship and felt that Gukesh didn't deserve the title.

Recently, Nodirbek Abdusattorov's comments on Gukesh caught everyone's attention. In a social media video posted by FIDE, which has now gone viral, the Uzbek GM predicted that Gukesh would fail to defend his World Chess Championship title next year. The Indian had responded to the claim, saying, "I mean, first of all, obviously, Nodirbek Abdusattorov is a great player and he's very much capable, but ...