D Gukesh braves storm for St. Louis Rapid & Blitz shoot, American GM brushes rain from world champ's jacket: Watch video

D Gukesh braved relentless rains and storms to be on time for an interview and photoshoot at the St. Louis Chess Club, the video of which went viral on social media. The chess world champion, Gukesh is currently in the United States to compete in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, a part of the ongoing Grand Chess Tour.

In the video posted by Grand Chess Tour on their official Instagram handle, Gukesh along with his father Rajnikanth, were seen running out of their car to reach the St. Louis Chess Club in the middle of the rain. Upon reaching the venue, the Indian duo was welcome by Syrian-born American Grandmaster GM Yasser Seirawan and others.

In fact, it was Seirawan, who brushed off the rain water from Gukesh's jacket to make the youngster ready for the photoshoot. The sweet gesture from Seirawan caught off-guard before allowing his senior to continue.