World Chess Champion: Who is D Gukesh?

World Chess Champion: Who is D Gukesh? Who became the new king of chess, did such a feat after Vishwanathan Anand

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh became the youngest world champion by defeating Ding Liren in the decisive 14th game of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, December 12. At the age of 18, Gukesh became the second Indian player to become a world champion in chess after Vishwanathan Anand. He became the 18th champion in the history of the FIDE World Championship.

HIGHLIGHTS

1.He has been playing chess since the age of seven

2.He became a Grandmaster at the age of 12

3.Learn the tricks of chess from Vishwanathan Anand

New Delhi. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh created history by winning the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, December 12. He became the youngest player to win this title. At the same time, Gukesh became the second Indian player to become a world champion in chess after Vishwanathan Anand. Gukesh won the title by defeating China's Ding Liren in the decisive 14th game.

In the final match of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, China's Ding Liren was playing with white pieces and Gukesh with black pieces. The match was heading towards a tiebreaker when Ding Liren got distracted in the 53rd move and made a mistake. The cautious D Gukesh did not give Liren a chance to make a comeback and eventually won the match by defeating last year's world champion. Gukesh became the 18th world champion of the World Chess Championship.

Who is D Gukesh?

D Gukesh is a resident of Chennai. His full name is Dommaraju Gukesh. Gukesh was born on 7 May 2006 in Chennai. He started playing chess at the age of 7. He was initially coached by Bhaskar Nagaiya. Nagaiya was an international chess player. After this, Vishwanathan Anand coached Gukesh along with giving him information about the game. Gukesh trains at the Anand Chess Academy (WACA).

I am in love with chess since childhood

Gukesh's father is a doctor and mother is a microbiologist by profession. He fell in love with this game during his school days. Due to his excellent performance, he progressed rapidly. Gukesh also won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament at the age of 17. He then became the youngest player to do so. At the same time, the Chess Olympiad was organized in Budapest from 10 to 23 September 2024 this year. India became the champion in both men's and women's categories. In the open category, Gukesh won the final game and gave India victory. Dailymintz

Some major career achievements

Gukesh proved at a very young age that he would become a great chess player in the future. Gukesh proved this by winning the World Chess Championship. Let us know about some of the major achievements of Gukesh's career.

1.2024: World Chess Champion (Youngest)

2.2024: Paris Candidates Tournament winner (youngest)

3.2024: Made India the winner in Chess Olympiad

4.2023 FIDE Circuit: Finished 2nd, qualified for Candidates Tournament

5.2022 Chess Olympiad: Gold medal in individual event, India won bronze medal

6.2022: AmChess Rapid: Youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen since he became world champion

7.2021: Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour: Winner

8.2019: Became Grandmaster in 12 years 7 months and 17 days

9.2018: World Youth Chess Championship: Winner (Under-12 category)

10.2015: Under-9 Asian Schools Championship (Candidate Master title)