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Gukesh Dommaraju

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Gukesh Dommaraju
Gukesh in 2024
CountryIndia
Born (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
World Champion2024–present
FIDE rating2794 (October 2024)
Peak rating2794 (October 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 5 (October 2024)

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] He was also the third-youngest grandmaster and the youngest to reach a rating of 2750. He has won one team and two individual gold medals at the 2024 45th Chess Olympiad. Gukesh is also a silver medalist at the Asian Games.[3] On December 12, 2024, he won against Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, officially becoming the youngest FIDE World Champion ever.

References

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  1. "The Youngest Chess Grandmasters In History". Chess.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. The Hindu Bureau (2024-12-12). "World Chess Championship 2024, Gukesh vs Ding Game 14 LIVE: Gukesh becomes World Chess Champion". The Hindu. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. "Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 April 2024.