New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Amidst Vladimir Kramnik, who is also D Gukesh's former coach, and Magnus Carlsen criticised the World Championship match, India chess legend Viswanathan Anand came up with the perfect response to silence criticism of D Gukesh's World Championship victory.

Speaking during a recent event, the India chess legend said, as quoted by Hindustan Times, said, "Gukesh never really changed the strategy of pushing. Unexpected things happened during the match, but he was there the next day, pushing again. The rook [blunder] didn't happen in a vacuum."

Gukesh, who received praises and tributes from current and former chess players, he also received a negative response too. Earlier, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and former world cham...