Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh Chess Player has made history by becoming the youngest World Chess Champion at 18, surpassing Garry Kasparov’s 1985 record. In a thrilling match held in Singapore, Gukesh defeated reigning champion Ding Liren of China with a final score of 7.5 to 6.5.
Born on May 29, 2006, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Gukesh began playing chess at the age of seven. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming the third-youngest Grandmaster in history at 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days.
“PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Gukesh D on Becoming the Youngest World Chess Champion”
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated young chess prodigy Gukesh D for his historic achievement of becoming the youngest World Chess Champion at just 18 years old.”
Historic and exemplary!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2024
Congratulations to Gukesh D on his remarkable accomplishment. This is the result of his unparalleled talent, hard work and unwavering determination.
His triumph has not only etched his name in the annals of chess history but has also inspired millions… https://t.co/fOqqPZLQlr pic.twitter.com/Xa1kPaiHdg
The championship match against Ding Liren was intensely competitive, with nine of the fourteen games ending in draws. However, Gukesh capitalized on a decisive blunder by Ding in the final game, securing his victory .
This triumph makes Gukesh the second Indian to hold the World Chess Champion title, following the legendary Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh’s success has been celebrated across India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi among those offering congratulations. His achievement not only highlights his exceptional talent and dedication but also underscores India’s growing prominence in the global chess community.
Gukesh began practicing and playing chess in 2013 for one hour, three days a week. He would then participate and play tournaments on weekends after his good performance was acknowledged by his chess teachers. ( source- https://en.wikipedia.org/ )
Career
2015–2019
Gukesh won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015 and the World Youth Chess Championship in 2018 in the Under 12 category. He also won five gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championships in the U-12 individual rapid and blitz, U-12 team rapid and blitz and U-12 individual classical formats. He completed the requirements for the title of International Chess Master in March 2017 at the 34th Capelle- la-Grande Open.
On 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, Gukesh became the then Second Youngest Grandmaster in History only surpassed by Sergey Karjakin by 17 days. The record has since been beaten by Abhimanyu Mishra, making Gukesh the third-youngest.
2021
In June 2021, he won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge, scoring 14 out of 19 points.
2022: Olympiad individual gold
In August 2022, he played the 44th Chess Olympiad and initially had a perfect score of 8/8, notably defeating US No. 1 Fabiano Caruana in the eighth match. He finished with a score of 9 out of 11, earning the gold medal on the 1st board and his team India-2 finished third in the tournament
In September 2022, Gukesh reached a rating of over 2700 for the first time, with a rating of 2726. This made him the third-youngest player to pass 2700, after Wei Yi and Alireza Firouzja . In October 2022 during the Aimchess Rapid tournament, Gukesh became the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen since the latter became World Champion
2023
In the August 2023 rating list, Gukesh became the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2750 Gukesh participated in the Chess World Cup. He reached the quarter-finals before being defeated by Magnus Carlsen
In the September 2023 rating list, Gukesh officially surpassed Vishwanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian player, marking the first time in 37 years that Anand was not the top-ranked Indian player. In December 2023, with the end of the FIDE Circuit , Gukesh qualified for the 2024 Tournament Candidates. Gukesh had placed second in the Circuit, but Fabiano Caruana, the winner, had already qualified through the World Cup. He became the third youngest player to qualify for a Candidates tournament, behind Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen
2024: World Champion and Olympiad gold
In January 2024, Gukesh participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024. He scored 8.5/13 to finish in a 4-way tie for first place. In the twelfth round, he had a winning position against R Praggnanandhaa , but blundered into a Threefold Repitition . In tiebreaks, he defeated Anish Giri in semifinals but lost to Wei yi in the finals.
In April 2024, Gukesh participated in the 2024 Candiadate Tournament . Gukesh won games against R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi playing as black, Alireza Firouzja playing as white, and Nijat Abasov playing as both black and white. His only loss was his game with black against Firouzja. This gave him five wins, one loss and eight draws, for a score of 9/14, winning the tournament and qualifying for the 2024 World Championship Match against Ding Liren He is the youngest ever winner of the Candidates.
In September 2024, Gukesh took part in the Chess Olympiad in Budapest as part of the Indian team. He put up a dominant performance on board one, defeating Wei Yi Parham Maghsoodloo, and Fabiano Caruana and finishing with 9 points in 10 rounds. He had the highest performance rating of 3056 among all players in the tournament. His performance earned him an individual gold medal on board one, and helped India to their first ever team gold medal at the Olympiad. https://khabarkaadda24.com/wp-admin/
Gukesh entered the FIDE world top-five for the first time on 1 October 2024. Gukesh became the 18th World Chess Championship on 12 December 2024 after defeating Ding Liren in the last game after winning the World Chess Championship match, 7.5–6.5.
Awards
- 2023: Player of the Year by Asian Chess Federation.
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