Legendary chess master Viswanathan Anand's wife, Aruna, was caught teasing world chess champion D Gukesh during the pre-wedding festivities of grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and his fiancée, Nidhi Kataria, in a video that went viral on social media.
Gukesh, Anand, along with other Indian chess stars, were hosted by Gujrathi at his residence during the joyous occasion of the Tamil harvest festival, Pongal.
In the video, both Gujrathi and Kataria are seen playing a game with two chess pieces in a round utensil full of water. While Gujrathi picked the first one, Kataria won the second round.
Reacting to this, Aruna told her husband, “Anand, he is saying they are sharing title,” following which the whole room, full of guests, burst into laughter. Gujrathi then asked Anand, “But sharing title is now the thing no?” In reply, Anand said, “If married couples have Armageddon, it doesn't end well.”
Soon after, someone (exact person not known) from the crowd asked Aruna, if the same thing (marriage) can de done with Gukesh on the day itself. Gukesh, who was having a chat with one of the guests in the distance, was called by the person. “Everything is ready, only girl is needed,” said the unknown person behind the camera.
To which Aruna replies, “That (marriage) is okay. We can photoshop later also.” Hearing this, the whole crowd again burst into laughter.
Earlier, Gukesh was nominated for the highest sporting honour - the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, for his achievement of becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion at 18. Gukesh defeated China's Ding Liren in Singapore last month.
Both Kataria and Gujrathi have been together for some time and were active on social media. Kataria is a homeopathic doctor by profession. Not to foget, Gujrathi was a part of the Indian men's chess team that won the gold medal at the Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, recently.
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