Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest world chess champion
India’s Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju celebrates as he wins the FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024. — Instagram/@sgchessfed Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest world chess champion by defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the final game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is, at 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who was the youngest world champion since 1985 when he beat Anatoly Karpov. Gukes won Thursday’s game with the black pawns after Ding wilted under the pressure and blundered into


