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Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai into a Telugu family from Andhra Pradesh. [4] [5] [6] His mother, Padmakumari, is a microbiologist, and his father, Rajinikanth, is an ENT surgeon who moved to Chennai to pursue his medical career. [7] [8] Gukesh studied at the Velammal Vidyalaya School in Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai. [9]
Since 2023, he has been working as Gukesh Dommaraju's second, assisting him in winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament, where Gukesh became the youngest challenger in the history of the World Chess Championship. [9] He was also Gukesh's main trainer when he won the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship against Ding Liren.
The top 100 junior players of the world include 20 Indian players, among them Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu at Rank 2, Arjun Erigaisi at Rank 5, Gukesh D at rank 6, and Nihal Sarin at Rank 8. [7] The top 100 junior girl players of the world include 7 Indian players, among them Velpula Sarayu at rank 2, Divya Deshmukh at rank 5 and Savitha Shri B at ...
India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren.
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 broke into tears upon winning the final match against Ding last week, becoming the youngest world champion by more than four years. ... The 18-year-old is also just the second Indian player ...
In the second leg, he finished fourth in Pool B with a result of 2/6, finishing 23rd in the standings with two points. [74] Hari worked as a second to Ju Wenjun during her Women's World Championship match in 2023. [75] He was a member of the gold medal winning Indian team at Chess Olympiad 2024 held at Budapest, Hungary. [76]
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