Gukesh

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 ...

The usually shy and reserved teen burst into tears after nearly three weeks and 14 games of intense battle against his opponent.

The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion, China's Ding Liren, in a dramatic match staged in Singapore which he had entered as the challenger. It ...

A dramatic blunder sealed a match between Indian and Chinese chess champions that has highlighted the resurgent popularity of the ancient game.

The Chennai teenager defeated China's Ding Liren, who had held the crown for a year, by 7.5-6.5 in their closely fought $2.5mn match in Singapore. Nine of their ...

18-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh D is the new FIDE World Champion and the 18th in the line of champions, the youngest ever in history.

Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China o.

Gukesh Dommaraju might have become the youngest world champion after defeating Ding Liren, but Magnus Carlsen is not interested in challenging the 18-year-old ...

Filatov said Ding's blunder, which turned the last game in Gukesh's favour, caused "bewilderment among professionals and chess fans."

Gukesh, just 18, is now the 18th World champion and if the future of chess had a face, it would probably look a lot like his — calm, sharp, and self-assured.

> How do you feel? > I think I played my best tournament of the year. I think it was a fair tournament in the end. I have no regrets. > Any message for ...

Gukesh, a teenager from Chennai, is the youngest chess world champion. Here's how he got there.

His focus has been unwavering on bagging the world title, this last three weeks, and he lured Ding Liren into a blunder, playing black on Thursday.

Gukesh, the youngest chess world champion counted his willpower and character as the strongholds guiding him to the title win on Thursday.