Gukesh Dommaraju will face the current champion, Ding Liren from China, later this year. This comes after he became the youngest player to win the important Candidates Tournament in Canada.

Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest world chess champion at just 18 years old.

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest ever world chess champion, deepening the "love affair between Indians and chess", said The Hindu. Chess has been "around for millennia" and ...

One of the world's oldest games has its youngest-ever undisputed champion. Gukesh Dommaraju of India defeated Ding Liren of China Thursday to win the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship ...

Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju broke new ground to reach the World Chess Championship and the 18-year-old Friends fan is now hot favourite to win the title and make more history. Gukesh will be ...

India’s teenage chess sensation, Gukesh Dommaraju, endured a tough outing in the opening event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus, Germany. The 18-year-old, who made history ...

D Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. World ...

and he's the youngest ever to become one. 18-year-old Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Chinese defending champion Ding Liren on Thursday [[Dec 12]] snatching the title with a final score ...

In Round 10 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, Gukesh Dommaraju retained his lead, defeating Max Warmerdam. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu outplayed Vladimir Fedoseev, while Arjun Erigaisi drew ...

New era in chess: Levy Rozman discusses Gukesh Dommaraju becoming youngest world champion The newest world chess champion is also the youngest ever to claim the title. Eighteen-year-old Gukesh ...

GM Gukesh Dommaraju has climbed to world number three in the latest FIDE rankings after an impressive performance at the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025. GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu reentered the ...

Gukesh’s first loss as world champion was followed by Pragg’s defeat, leaving both tied at the top. Pragg won the tiebreaker against Gukesh to clinch title Bengaluru: It came down to two ...