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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.
India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju reacts after winning against China's Ding Liren (AFP via Getty) “Becoming the world champion doesn’t mean I am the best player in the world.
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.
Bryan Armen Graham of The Guardian described Gukesh as being "confounded in a state of middlegame zugzwang" [89] Both former world champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura were critical of Gukesh's opening choice after the game, since Ding's opening choice was fairly predictable, yet Ding still got a clear advantage and was able to play for ...
This gave Gukesh a half-point lead over his three rivals going into the final round. [59] The final round saw Nakamura as white against Gukesh and Caruana white against Nepomniachtchi, with Nakamura, Caruana and Nepomniachtchi all needing to win. Gukesh and Nakamura's game ended in a fighting draw, with neither player ever having a decisive ...
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. Gukesh surpassed a record held ...
Gukesh’s welcome resembled that of a rock star or famous cricketer, with confetti, banners, crowds singing his name and even men on stilts. The champion arrived and left in a personalized car ...
Gukesh Dommaraju: 5 2794 18 years, 206 days 3 GM Viswanathan Anand: 11 2751 55 years, 10 days 4 GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu: 12 2746 19 years, 133 days 5 GM