Gukesh will be paying income tax 4.67 cr on his 11.45 cr prize money 

Gukesh has left his mark on the entire world by becoming the second world chess champion after Vishwanath Anand

He started chess at 7 and became the third youngest Grandmaster by 12 in history 

In 2024 he led india to its first ever chess olympaid gold, scoring 9/10 games

And at the age of 18 Gukesh became the youngest winner of the candidates tournament

Now Gukesh's net worth jumped to nearly 21 crore after winning the World Chess Championship

In India, Gukesh will likely fall in 30% tax slab which means that he'll be playing around ₹3.45 crore as Income Tax on the winning amount

Reports claim that there will be a surge charge of 25% as well so Gukesh will be paying between ₹4.25 - ₹4.67 crore as Income Tax