The teenager, already the youngest challenger to compete for the world title, gained the point required in the final of the best-of-14 classic games to beat defending champion Ding, banking his ...

He won that tournament and, in ten days' time, will challenge Ding Liren for the world title; at 18, the youngest ever to feature in a World Championship match.

Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old grandmaster from India, became the youngest chess world champion on Thursday when he defeated Ding Liren 7½-6½ in Singapore.

Indian teen chess prodigy could become world champ 00:50. India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final ...

Dommaraju, 18, clinched the world chess championship by scoring 7.5 points against 6.5 from his opponent, Liren. This landmark victory cements Dommaraju's place as a rising star in the global ...

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest winner of the World Chess Championship on Thursday after defeating reigning champ Ding Liren of China. NBC News reported that the 18-year-old won a 7 ...

The World Chess Champion title is a heavy and prestigious one to bear and although there are many great minds in chess, there are only a select few who have found a place in the sun at a young age.

Singapore: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a thrilling ...

He won that tournament and, in ten days' time, will challenge Ding Liren for the world title; at 18, the youngest ever to feature in a World Championship match.