World Chess Champion Dommaraju Gukesh had unforgettable 2024 as he won the title of World champion by beating Ding Liren of China. First of all, he became the youngest-ever winner of the candidate’s tournament and be permitted for the World Chess Championship. By the end of the year 2024 the best thing for the Gukesh as he became the youngest-ever World Champion in the history of chess emerging triumphant against China’s Ding Liren in World Chess Championship in Singapore.
D. Gukesh will also awarded by the Khel Ratna award for his unbelievable performance in the field of chess making the India proud with a excellent performance.
According to a report of Chess.com highlights the extent of achievements by Gukesh in 2024 with the total prize money USD 15,77,842 nearly INR 13.6 crores. This amount exclude the amount of incentive which Gukesh got from the Tamil Nadu government.
Government of the Tamil Nadu earlier had announced that they would be giving Gukesh a sum of INR 5 crores for for winning the World Championship. School of Gukesh Vellamal Vidyalaya had gifted him a Mercedes-Benz E class after Gukesh won the candidates tournament. Past year 2024, Gukesh took part in total major events. With an earning of USD 11,83,600 Ding Liren is placed at the second spot.
Report further mentions that only few of players managed to win more than a million dollars in 2024 while out of all only six players who made USD 4,00,000.
President of United state earns USD 4,00,000 annually. Along with this he gets for the entertainment budget of USD 19,000, for travel account USD 1,00000 and for expenses USD 50,000.
The Chess.com’s report also mentions that a total of 17 players managed to win more than USD 1,00,000, remarkably, in the list two women players including Koneru Humpy which is from India.
With earning USD 2,02,136, R. Praggnanandhaa is in the ninth position while Arjun Erigaisi is ranked 15th in the list with a total of USD 1,19,767.
Magnus Carlsen who is former World Champion is at the fourth rank with an amount of USD 6,33,369. The Norwegian participated in total of 11 major events.
