World champion at age 18: Why Gukesh Dommaraju’s triumph heralds a new golden age for chess
His opponent, the defending champ, Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren, had put his bishop on the wrong square and Gukesh saw with sudden clarity that he was about to become world champion — the youngest ever, at 18.
D Gukesh officially crowned youngest chess world champion in Singapore a day after beating Ding Liren; watch video
Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess history after defeating Ding Liren in Game 14 of the 2024 World Championship, winning the ‘Best of 14 Games’ series 7.5-6.5 as a result.
Although the final moments may have been dramatic, so it seemed Gukesh had manufactured a win, this was all thought out well ...
On the rest day following game 9 of the World Chess Championship, Gukesh and Grzegorz Gajewski went for a walk on the beach ...
D Gukesh's success at the highest level and the rise of a young crop of Indian Grandmasters make for exciting times for ...
What a legendary win! 18-year-old D Gukesh has stunned the world, defeating reigning champion Ding Liren to become the 2024 ...
It had been an unexpectedly close contest in Singapore with Ding Liren. When he won, the normally stoic Gukesh clasped his ...
SINGAPORE — Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old grandmaster from India, became the youngest chess world champion in history on ...
CHENNAI: When D Gukesh won his World Championship match in Singapore, a thousand miles away, his mother J Padmakumari had ...
"Most athletes don't become world champions when they win the final, they arrive there at the start as champions," Upton said ...
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