D Gukesh made history on Thursday by becoming the youngest-ever World Champion in chess, beating Ding Liren of China in the 14-game match. The 18-year-old from Chennai capitalised on a blunder by Ding in the winner-takes-all 14th game to dethrone the champion, winning the match 7.5 to 6.5 and becoming only the second Indian to win the World Chess Champion.

Soon after his win, social media was flooded with congratulatory messages from well-known faces. Personalities from the Indian film industry also took to social media to congratulate Gukesh D for his historic win. From Kangana Ranaut, S.S. Rajamouli, Amitabh Bachchan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ayushmaan Khurrana and Jr. NTR among many others heaped praise on D Gukesh after his historic victory at the World Chess Championship.