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.

Jan 18, 2025 · GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won his first game as world champion despite staring defeat in the face against GM Anish Giri in round one of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters.Giri blundered last, while Gukesh's world championship helpers GMs Vincent Keymer and Pentala Harikrishna also won. Keymer escaped a lost position and then exploited a blunder by GM Leon Luke Mendonca, while Harikrishna played a ...

5 days ago · World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju goes into the second half of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters in the joint lead with GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu after beating GM Pentala Harikrishna in round seven. GM Max Warmerdam scored his first win, inflicting a fourth loss on GM Arjun Erigaisi, who has now lost 28.6 rating points.The other decisive game was a bounce-back win ...

4 days ago · Gukesh Dommaraju (born May 29, 2006, Chennai, India) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the current world chess champion. Gukesh, considered a chess prodigy, beat incumbent world champion Ding Liren in December 2024, winning the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE; International Chess Federation) World Chess Championship by a margin ...

Dec 12, 2024 · 18-year-old Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju is the world champion after the defending title holder GM Ding Liren (32) from China collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Gukesh won 7.5-6.5, taking $1.35 million, after a game where Ding seemed to have a risk-free chance to press for a win but instead liquidated into a pawn-down endgame.

Dec 12, 2024 · Dommaraju Gukesh, an 18-year-old Indian grandmaster, captured the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday by winning the last game of his match against the reigning champion, Ding...

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 ]

Dec 12, 2024 · Gukesh Dommaraju, the 18-year-old chess prodigy from India, has unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. Born in 2006, Dommaraju is the youngest world champion of all...

Throughout his career, he has achieved remarkable feats, such as winning the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour and earning a gold medal at the Chess Olympiad. In October 2022, he became the youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen since Carlsen became World Champion.

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 also became...