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On 15 January 2019, Gukesh became the then second-youngest grandmaster in the history of the game at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, behind Sergey Karjakin. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ a ] In June 2021, he won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge, scoring 14 out of 19 points.
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.
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. ... He also became the second ...
In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached grandmaster Gukesh D, whom he first met in July 2017. [2] In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the Anna Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by Viswanathan Anand. [4]
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 ...
Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game. ... At age 18, he is only the second Indian player to become world chess champion, after five ...
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 ...
Gukesh, who became at the age of 12 then the second-youngest grandmaster in history represents a new wave of Indian talent after Anand broke Russia’s grip on the game with his title win in 2007.