Gukesh makes surprise appearance on Kaun Banega Crorepati ahead of World Championship duel with Ding Liren

Gukesh’s quality connected KBC came arsenic a mode of a pre-recorded video clip wherever helium boosted the assurance of a contestant called Arjun Agarwal, who is simply a sixth-grader from Chhattisgarh.

During the episode, the show’s big Amitabh Bachchan posed a chess-related question worthy Rs. 3,000. That led to Arjun talking astir his emotion for the game. Arjun is simply a district-level chess player. He spoke of his ambition to go a grandmaster and a doctor.

Right aft that, Bachchan started talking astir Gukesh and asked Arjun if helium wanted to emulate the Indian GM someday. As soon arsenic Arjun replied successful the affirmative, the amusement runners played a video connection from Gukesh wherever helium praised Arjun’s dedication and encouraged him to support pursuing his goals.

“You’re a chess instrumentality and you travel each my games. I’m precise gladsome to cognize this. I anticipation you support enjoying chess and execute your goals. All the champion for your quality successful Kaun Banega Crorepati. And I anticipation astatine immoderate constituent successful the aboriginal we tin play a crippled of chess,” said Gukesh.

The Indian teen has been successful unthinkable signifier coming into the satellite championship, which volition commencement aboriginal this period successful Singapore. He claimed a golden medal for the apical committee astatine the caller Chess Olympiad. Meanwhile, his hostile Ding Liren has been struggling ever since helium claimed the crown past year.