Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title
by The Guardian
The Guardian— 17-year-old will play defending champion Ding Liren for titleTan Zhongyi and Ju Wenjun will compete for women’s titleGukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day of the event in Toronto on Sunday.The 17-year-old grandmaster effectively wrapped up victory in the tournament after American Fabiano Caruana blundered a winning position against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be held to a draw....
The Guardian—Gukesh Dommaraju, 17, becomes youngest challenger for world chess title – video. Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day of the event. The 17-year-old effectively wrapped up victory in the tournament after American Fabiano Caruana blundered a winning position against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be held to a draw. Gukesh’s draw with the black pieces put him on 9/14 with Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi and Caruana finishing on 8.5/14. The previous youngest winner of a...
Scroll.in—Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament. Gukesh held Hikaru Nakamura to a draw in the final round to win the 2024 Chess Candidates.
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