Gukesh clinched the title with a dramatic victory over reigning champion Ding Liren in Game 14 of the 2024 World Chess Championship

D Gukesh is also the second Indian to clinch the title after Viswanathan Anand, who owned the prestigious crown five times in his career.

From Viswanathan Anand to Gukesh D – Meet The World Chess Championship Winners since 1886 to 2024 as the second Indian wins the prestiguos title.

His triumph also broke a decades-old record set by Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champion at 22 in 1985. Born on May 29, 2006, in Chennai to a Telugu family, Gukesh Dommaraju’s journey to chess greatness began at the age of seven.

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world chess champion Thursday when he beat champion Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.

With the title, the 18-year-old from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India has gone past Garry Kasparov, who previously held the record

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has made chess history by becoming the youngest world champion after his surprise win over the defending champion, China's Ding Liren, on Thursday in Singapore. The big picture: The 18-year-old from the southeast Indian city of Chennai's FIDE World Chess Championship win means he's surpassed Garry Kasparov's record set in in 1985,

India's Gukesh D etched his name in history books when he became the youngest chess world champion, beating China's Ding Liren.