Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday, April 28, 2024 handed over a cheque for ₹75 lakh as incentive to chess sensation D. Gukesh, who has become the youngest winner of the FIDE Candidates tournament that concluded in Canada recently.
Mr. Stalin handed over the cheque to the grandmaster in the former’s camp office in Chennai on Sunday, in the presence of Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin and the chess player’s parents, an official release said.
The CM also presented him with a citation and a shawl. The Tamil Nadu government had earlier granted ₹15 lakh to him.
