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.

Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju is the current world chess champion, defeating GM Ding Liren in the FIDE World Championship on December 12, 2024. He is the youngest undisputed world champion in chess history, at 18 years and six months old, shattering the previous record of 22 years and seven months which was set by GM Garry Kasparov in 1985.

Jan 27, 2025 · Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh is considered a chess prodigy. He became grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, the third youngest to reach the mark. Gukesh is the youngest player to breach the 2750 FIDE rating mark.

2 days ago · D Gukesh faced Magnus Carlsen for the first time since being crowned chess world champion in December during the ninth round of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus on Saturday. Image credit: Screengrab of Freestyle Chess's live stream on YouTube Gukesh Dommaraju had finally fulfilled ...

Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster who is the World Chess Champion. [1] He is the youngest World Chess Champion and the youngest Candidates Tournament winner. [ 2 ]

Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old prodigy from Chennai, has shattered records to become the youngest contender for the World Chess Championship, setting up a highly anticipated clash with reigning champion Ding Liren.

Dec 12, 2024 · Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted chess history as he became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, defeating China's Ding Liren in the decisive 14th and final game....

Gukesh D is an Indian chess player who is known for bagging an individual gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in August 2022. His strong performance led the Indian team to win the bronze medal in the olympiad.

Dec 15, 2024 · 18-year-old Gukesh D. made history by defeating Ding Liren to become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. Gukesh, the second Indian to achieve this feat after Viswanathan Anand, won the title match 7.5-6.5 after a tense final game.

Dec 14, 2024 · At just 18 years old, D Gukesh has become the youngest and the 18th chess World Champion, defeating reigning title holder Ding Liren of China. This victory makes him India’s second world champion after Viswanathan Anand, who won five titles before conceding the crown to Magnus Carlsen in 2013.