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Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006) 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.
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 ...
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 has also been strongly supported by his parents, by the chess establishment in India, and by his school. India has over 85 grandmasters, many of whom are not yet of driving age.
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]
The match was won by Gukesh 7½–6½ after 14 games. The win made Gukesh, at age 18, the second youngest disputed world champion after Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine. Many chess fans, continue to recognise Magnus Carlsen, the strongest player in the world as the rightful World Chess Champion.
The 18-year-old prodigy won the $2.5 million battle, sealing a 7.5-6.5 victory in a dramatic Game 14 of classical chess.\ Gukesh, who became at the age of 12 then the second-youngest grandmaster ...
At 18 years old, Gukesh became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion. [106] [107] ... (under 20 years of age) World Youth Chess Championship (lower age groups)