But a massive blunder in the 55th move by the Chinese Grandmaster saw him resign and concede to Gukesh. The victory sent the chess world into a meltdown, as a year ago, Gukesh wasn’t even ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, dethroned reigning champion Ding Liren, 32, in a stunning victory in during their best-of-14-games showdown, all thanks to a fatal mistake made by his opponent.

India's Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest chess world champion at age 18 on Thursday, with the help of a huge mistake by title holder Ding Liren of China. Gukesh won the final in Singapore 7.5 ...

It was a move that changed everything. Ding Liren, the reigning world chess champion, played his rook to f2—a decision that would not only cost him the game but also his crown.

However, Liren faltered under pressure and committed a blunder. "Most of us had written the game off (as a draw) by this point. If Ding had brought his bishop back, Gukesh would have had a long ...