Gukesh Dommaraju

Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion. He is the youngest World Chess Champion and the youngest Candidates Tournament winner. He was also the third-youngest grandmaster and the youngest to reach a rating of 2750. He has won one team and two individual gold medals at the 2024 45th Chess Olympiad. Gukesh is also a silver medalist at the Asian Games. On December 12, 2024, he won against Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, officially becoming the youngest FIDE World Champion ever.

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