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Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion.A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and the third-youngest to have surpassed 2700 Elo at the age of 16.
Ding's second Richárd Rapport even opined that Ding had overall played better than his opponent had, saying Ding "completely outplayed" Gukesh in both his wins. [92] Chess.com's post-match analysis stated that whilst Ding had advantageous positions in all three of his losses, his apparent lack of self-belief and underestimation of his position ...
Despite qualifying for the Candidates Tournament by winning the 2023 FIDE World Cup, [15] [16] former World Champion Magnus Carlsen decided not to compete in Toronto. [17] He had previously stated his disinclination after reaching the semifinals of the World Cup, stating that "under the current format there is absolutely no chance" he will play the Candidates. [18]
Gukesh broke into tears upon winning the final match against Ding last week, becoming the youngest world champion by more than four years. The record was previously held by chess legend Garry ...
Gukesh has called Anand his “inspiration and a role model.” Thursday's decisive match came after a tense battle that left the two players tied going into the game's final classical match.
He is the sixth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster (GM), behind Abhimanyu Mishra, [15] Karjakin, Gukesh Dommaraju, Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, and Javokhir Sindarov. [16] In 2018, Praggnanandhaa was invited to the Magistral de León Masters in Spain for a four-game rapid match against Wesley So. He defeated So in game one ...
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