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.

Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju is the current world chess champion, defeating GM Ding Liren in the FIDE World Championship on December 12, 2024. He is the youngest undisputed world champion in chess history, at 18 years and six months old, shattering the previous record of 22 years and seven months which was set by GM Garry Kasparov in 1985.

Dec 12, 2024 · 18-year-old Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju has become the 18th undisputed world champion after Chinese GM Ding Liren (32) collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship.

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 ...

4 days ago · Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh is considered a chess prodigy. He became grandmaster at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, the third youngest to reach the mark. Gukesh is the youngest player to breach the 2750 FIDE rating mark.

Dec 13, 2024 · Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju shocked the world of chess on Thursday when he became the youngest world champion at the age of just 18. The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion,...

Aug 19, 2024 · Dommaraju Gukesh is an Indian chess grandmaster and current World No. 2 ranked junior. He recently won the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament, becoming the youngest player in history to challenge for the World Championship.

Dec 13, 2024 · Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju shocked the world of chess on Thursday when he became the youngest world champion at the age of just 18. The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion,...

2 days ago · Or, Gukesh could have felt bulletproof as the occupier of the coveted throne, like Magnus Carlsen did ever since he became the world champion for the first time in 2013. The 10 games at Tata Steel chess tournament have shown that the Gukesh era of chess is firmly following the path once

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...