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The win made Gukesh, at age 18, the youngest undisputed world champion. Ding Liren won the 2023 World Chess Championship by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi, after reigning champion Magnus Carlsen declined to defend his title. Gukesh won the eight-player Candidates Tournament held in April 2024 to win the right to challenge Ding for the World ...
[2] [3] The event was won by Gukesh Dommaraju, which made him the youngest ever winner of a Candidates Tournament, and the youngest ever World Chess Championship challenger. [4] [5] Following the Event Gukesh went on to become the youngest World Champion by defeating Ding Liren in the 14th round of Classical Chess.
Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest undisputed world chess champion at the age of 18. [1]The Candidates Tournament and Women's Candidates Tournament were held concurrently for the first time to determine the challengers for the reigning world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun. [2]
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 became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday after beating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.. The 18-year-old ...
Gukesh Dommaraju returned home to jubilant scenes at ... The 18-year-old beat defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final ... who was 22 years old when he won his first world ...
The 2024 World Chess Championship was held in November–December 2024 between Gukesh and Ding Liren. Gukesh scored three wins against two wins for Ding, and nine draws in the 14 classical rounds of the tournament. He won the 14th and final match on 12 December 2024, and as a result, the World Chess Championship by a scoreline of 7½–6½.
The stakes for Ding and Gukesh. Beyond Carlsen’s absence, the game of chess and its upcoming championship also face some broader challenges, including geopolitical tensions and questions about ...