Gukesh Dommaraju
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)}}
{{family name hatnote|Dommaraju|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox chess biography
| name = Gukesh Dommaraju
| image = Gukesh in 2025 (cropped).jpg
| alt = 18
| caption = Gukesh in 2025
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|05|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| title = Grandmaster (2019)
| worldchampion = 2024–present
| yearsactive = 2015–present
| peakrating = 2794 (October 2024)
| peakranking = No. 3 (March 2025)
| FideID = 46616543
}}
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed{{efn|Ruslan Ponomariov was 91 days younger when he became the world champion in 2002, but the title was split at the time.}} world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and the third-youngest to have surpassed 2700 Elo at the age of 16. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 12 and is the third-youngest grandmaster in chess history.
Gukesh started playing chess at the age of 7. He won the under-12 title at the World Youth Chess Championship in 2018, and multiple gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championship. He became an International Master in March 2017. On 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, he became the then second-youngest grandmaster in the history of the game, after Sergey Karjakin. He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the men's team competition.
Gukesh won the team bronze and the individual gold medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in 2022. In the September 2023 rating list, Gukesh became the top-rated Indian player, surpassing Viswanathan Anand's 37-year record.{{cite web |last=Menon |first=Anirudh |date=1 September 2023 |title=37 years – How the world changed as Anand stayed constant on top of Indian chess |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/38303895/37-years-how-world-changed-viswanathan-anand-stayed-constant-top-indian-chess-d-gukesh |work=ESPN |access-date=23 December 2023 |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223094631/https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/38303895/37-years-how-world-changed-viswanathan-anand-stayed-constant-top-indian-chess-d-gukesh |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Watson |first=Leon |date=1 September 2023 |title=Gukesh Ends Anand's 37-Year Reign As India's Official Number 1 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/gukesh-ends-anands-37-year-reign |website=Chess.com |archive-date=5 January 2024 |access-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105081240/https://www.chess.com/news/view/gukesh-ends-anands-37-year-reign |url-status=live }} In the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024, he won both team and individual gold medals. In 2024, he became the youngest winner of the Candidates Tournament and successfully challenged Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, becoming the 18th and youngest undisputed world champion, at the age of 18 years and 195 days.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2024-12-12 |title=Gukesh is youngest world chess champion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indias-gukesh-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion/article68977631.ece |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Early life
= Birth and background =
Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai into a Telugu family from Andhra Pradesh.{{cite news |last=Kanukula |first=Sumanth |date=13 December 2024 |title=Celebrations in AP with Gukesh's victory.. His grandfather's hometown is somewhere in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://telugu.timesnownews.com/andhra-pradesh/who-is-gukesh-dommaraju-belongs-to-telugu-family-settled-in-chennai-his-grandfather-native-village-in-these-district-in-andhra-pradesh-article-116272311 |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=Times Now News |quote=Gukesh was born on May 29, 2006, in a Telugu family settled in Chennai. Gukesh's ancestors belonged to the joint Chittoor district. |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213130503/https://telugu.timesnownews.com/andhra-pradesh/who-is-gukesh-dommaraju-belongs-to-telugu-family-settled-in-chennai-his-grandfather-native-village-in-these-district-in-andhra-pradesh-article-116272311 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=మనోడే.. చదరంగ విశ్వవిజేత |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/chittoor-news/2/124223852 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Eenadu |language=te}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=Dommaraju Gukesh : కొడుకు కోసం డాక్టర్ వృత్తినే వదులుకున్నాడు..కట్ చేస్తే 18 ఏళ్లకే ప్రపంచాన్ని జయించాడు |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/sports/dommaraju-gukesh-india-s-youngest-chess-grandmaster-creates-history-as-world-champion-sjn-2663898.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=News18 |language=te}} His mother, Padmakumari, is a microbiologist, and his father, Rajinikanth, is an ENT surgeon who moved to Chennai to pursue his medical career.{{cite web |date=13 December 2024 |title=Dommaraju Gukesh : He gave up his career as a doctor for his son..he conquered the world at 18 years old|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/sports/dommaraju-gukesh-india-s-youngest-chess-grandmaster-creates-history-as-world-champion-sjn-2663898.html |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=News18 |language=te}}{{cite web |last=Prasad RS |date=16 January 2019 |title=My achievement hasn't yet sunk in: Gukesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/my-achievement-hasnt-yet-sunk-in-gukesh/articleshow/67562543.cms |access-date=18 March 2019 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802192747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/my-achievement-hasnt-yet-sunk-in-gukesh/articleshow/67562543.cms |url-status=live }} Gukesh studied at the Velammal Vidyalaya School in Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.{{cite web |date=9 December 2018 |title=Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018 |url=http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090711/http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=18 March 2019 |work=Chennai Plus}}
Gukesh's family hails from the village of Chenchuraju Kandriga, near Satyavedu in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. His grandfather Shankar Raju was born and raised in Chenchuraju Kandriga and worked in the Indian Railways. His son Rajinikanth, later settled in Chennai to pursue a medical career and married Padmakumari there. The family owns properties in Chenchuraju Kandriga, where Shankar Raju currently lives.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2004 |title=జగజ్జేత మన గుకేశ్ {{!}} Dommaraju Gukesh becomes world chess champion |url=https://sakshi.com/telugu-news/sports/dommaraju-gukesh-becomes-world-chess-champion-2289815 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}
= Chess beginnings =
Gukesh learned to play chess in 2013, at the age of seven, and eventually began structured one-hour sessions three times a week.{{cite web |last=Lokpria Vasudevan |date=17 January 2019 |title=D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/d-gukesh-grit-and-determination-personify-india-s-youngest-grandmaster-1433361-2019-01-17 |access-date=18 March 2019 |work=India Today |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091501/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/d-gukesh-grit-and-determination-personify-india-s-youngest-grandmaster-1433361-2019-01-17 |url-status=live }} He dropped out of school after Class IV (in elementary school) to focus on his chess career. In 2017, his father quit his job to travel with Gukesh to various tournaments; Gukesh was sponsored by his parents' friends at this time,{{cite web |date=13 December 2024 |title=Gukesh stopped regular school at class IV, no sponsor, father quit job, mother had to…: Story of youngest world champ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-stopped-school-at-class-iv-no-sponsor-father-quit-job-mother-sole-bread-earner-story-of-youngest-world-champ-101734063688084.html |work=The Hindustan Times}} support about which he has often spoken since.{{Cite web|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/sport/gukesh-dommaraju/amp|title=Gukesh Dommaraju, The Boy Who Foretold His Future|website=thewire.in}} His extraordinary talent was recognized institutionally early on, and he became one of the many beneficiaries of the robust Indian chess ecosystem.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vn7x4012o|title=Gukesh Dommaraju: How the Indian teenager became youngest world chess champion|work=BBC News|date=13 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213043941/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vn7x4012o|url-status=live}}
Career
= 2015–2019: Beginnings =
Gukesh won the under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Shubham Kumthekar |last2=Priyadarshan Banjan |date=2018 |title=Gukesh D: The story behind a budding talent |url=http://www.iiflwmumbaichess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:gukesh%20d-the-story-behind-a-budding-talent&catid=8:news-event&Itemid=130 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416062735/http://www.iiflwmumbaichess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:gukesh%20d-the-story-behind-a-budding-talent&catid=8:news-event&Itemid=130 |archive-date=16 April 2019 |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament}} He won the World Youth Chess Championship in 2018 in the under-12 category.{{cite news |date=16 November 2018 |title=Chess: India Gukesh, Savitha Shri bag gold medals in U-12 World Cadets Championship |url=https://scroll.in/field/902419/chess-indias-gukesh-savitha-shri-bag-gold-medals-in-u-12-world-cadets-championship |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=Scroll.in |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511112517/https://scroll.in/field/902419/chess-indias-gukesh-savitha-shri-bag-gold-medals-in-u-12-world-cadets-championship |url-status=live }} In the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championship, he won a record five gold medals in the under-12 events in individual rapid, blitz and classical formats, and the team rapid and blitz competitions.{{cite news |author=Prasad RS |date=13 March 2018 |title=Gukesh wins 5 gold medals in Asian Youth Chess Championship |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-wins-5-gold-medals-in-asian-youth-chess-championship/articleshow/63687428.cms |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330174334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-wins-5-gold-medals-in-asian-youth-chess-championship/articleshow/63687428.cms |url-status=live }} He completed the requirements for the title of International Master in March 2017 at the 34th Cappelle-la-Grande Open.{{cite news |author=Prasad RS |date=13 March 2018 |title=Gukesh making all the right moves |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-making-all-the-right-moves/articleshow/63289164.cms |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301154232/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-making-all-the-right-moves/articleshow/63289164.cms |url-status=live }}
On 15{{nbsp}}January 2019, Gukesh became the then second-youngest grandmaster in the history of the game at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, behind Sergey Karjakin.{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Sagar |date=15 January 2019 |title=Gukesh becomes second youngest GM in history |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gukesh-becomes-second-youngest-gm-in-history |access-date=15 January 2019 |work=ChessBase |archive-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050035/https://en.chessbase.com/post/gukesh-becomes-second-youngest-gm-in-history |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Sagar |date=9 December 2018 |title=Gukesh with 2 GM norms and 2490 Elo is on the verge of becoming world's youngest GM |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Gukesh-2nd-GM-norm |access-date=9 December 2018 |work=ChessBase |archive-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210111102/https://www.chessbase.in/news/Gukesh-2nd-GM-norm |url-status=live }}{{efn|The record has since been beaten by Abhimanyu Mishra, making Gukesh the third-youngest.{{cite news |last=Hartmann |first=John |date=30 June 2021 |title=GM Abhimanyu Mishra is the Youngest GM in History! |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/gm-abhimanyu-mishra-youngest-gm-history |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=US Chess |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630171128/https://new.uschess.org/news/gm-abhimanyu-mishra-youngest-gm-history |url-status=live }}}} In June 2021, he won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge, scoring 14 out of 19 points.{{cite news |last=Rao |first=Rakesh |date=14 June 2021 |title=Gritty Gukesh wins Gelfand Challenge |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gritty-gukesh-wins-gelfand-challenge/article34815917.ece |access-date=18 June 2021 |newspaper=The Hindu |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328030239/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gritty-gukesh-wins-gelfand-challenge/article34815917.ece |url-status=live }}
= 2022–2023: Olympiad gold and Candidates qualification=
In August 2022, Gukesh won the individual gold medal on the first board in the open event at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai with a score of 9 out of 11. He was part of the India-2 team which won the bronze medal in the same tournament.{{cite news |date=2 May 2023 |title=Gukesh makes it 8/8 and dumps Caruana out of Top 10 |url=https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/gukesh-makes-it-8-8-and-dumps-caruana-out-of-top-10 |access-date=13 December 2024|work=Chess24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502025208/https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/gukesh-makes-it-8-8-and-dumps-caruana-out-of-top-10 |archive-date=2 May 2023 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.fide.com/news/1915 |title=Uzbekistan youngsters surprise winners of 44th Chess Olympiad |work=FIDE |date=9 August 2022 |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809152957/https://www.fide.com/news/1915 |url-status=live }} In September 2022, he was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the men's team competition.{{cite news |date=22 April 2024 |title=Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/candidates-chess-gukesh-becomes-youngest-winner-to-challenge-for-world-title/articleshow/109485704.cms |access-date=22 April 2024 |newspaper=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422014921/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/candidates-chess-gukesh-becomes-youngest-winner-to-challenge-for-world-title/articleshow/109485704.cms |url-status=live }} In the same month, Gukesh reached a FIDE rating of over 2700 for the first time with a rating of 2726, and became the third-youngest to do so after Wei Yi and Alireza Firouzja.{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46616543/chart|title=Gukesh D, Rating Progress Chart|work=FIDE|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=23 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923153634/https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46616543/chart|url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=17 July 2022 |title=Biel: Gukesh becomes third-youngest player to cross the 2700 mark |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/biel-chess-festival-2022-classical-r3 |work=Chessbase |archive-date=9 December 2023 |access-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209075047/https://en.chessbase.com/post/biel-chess-festival-2022-classical-r3 |url-status=live }} During the Aimchess Rapid tournament in October 2022, Gukesh became the youngest to beat Magnus Carlsen, the reigning World Chess Champion at that time.{{Cite web |title=Gukesh, 16, youngest to beat World champion Carlsen |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/gukesh-16-youngest-to-beat-world-champion-carlsen-chess/20221017.htm |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Rediff |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ronald |first=Issy |date=2022-10-17 |title=Indian teenager becomes the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen as world champion |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/17/sport/donnarumma-gukesh-magnus-carlsen-chess-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}
In August 2023, Gukesh became the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2750, breaking Carlsen's record.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-22 |title=India's D Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen's feat of youngest to reach Elo 2750 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/indias-d-gukesh-beats-magnus-carlsens-feat-of-youngest-to-reach-elo-2750/articleshow/102034046.cms |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} In the Chess World Cup 2023 at Baku, he advanced to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Carlsen.{{cite news |date=16 August 2023 |title=2023 Chess WC Q/Fs: Pragg takes Erigaisi to tie-breaks; Gukesh, Vidit out |url=https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/38203203/2023-chess-world-cup-quarterfinals-r-praggnanandhaa-arjun-erigaisi-tie-breaks-magnus-carlsen-beats-gukesh-vidit-gujrathi-out |access-date=16 August 2023 |work=ESPN |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824005858/https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/38203203/2023-chess-world-cup-quarterfinals-r-praggnanandhaa-arjun-erigaisi-tie-breaks-magnus-carlsen-beats-gukesh-vidit-gujrathi-out |url-status=live }} In the September 2023 rating list, Gukesh surpassed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian player, marking the first time in 37 years that Anand was not the top-ranked Indian player.
In December 2023, Gukesh qualified for the 2024 Candidates Tournament, to be conducted to identify the challenger to Ding Liren for the World Chess Championship.{{cite news |date=30 December 2023 |title=Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-confirms-his-candidates-spot-101703957927677.html |access-date=15 January 2024 |newspaper=The Hindustan Times |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208153537/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-confirms-his-candidates-spot-101703957927677.html |url-status=live }} He finished second in the FIDE Circuit behind Fabiano Caruana, and took the qualifying spot reserved for the winner, as Caruana had already qualified through the Chess World Cup.{{cite web |title=FIDE World Championship Cycle |url=https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=FIDE |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824200918/https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml |url-status=live }} He was the third-youngest player to qualify for a Candidates tournament, behind Bobby Fischer and Carlsen.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-confirms-his-candidates-spot-101703957927677.html|title=Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=31 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208153537/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-confirms-his-candidates-spot-101703957927677.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-tournament-2024-poll|title=Who will win the 2024 Candidates Tournament?|work=Chessbase|date=24 March 2024|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421055918/https://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-tournament-2024-poll|url-status=live}}
= 2024: Olympiad double gold and World Championship =
File:Alireza Firouzja - Gukesh D, Candidates Tournament 2024 01.jpg at the 2024 Candidates Tournament]]
In January, Gukesh finished in a four-way tie for the first place in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 with a score of 8½ in 13 rounds. He defeated Anish Giri in the semifinals before losing to Wei Yi in the finals of the tiebreaker.{{cite news |last=Carlos Alberto Colodro |date=29 January 2024 |title=Wei Yi brilliantly wins Tata Steel Masters in blitz playoff |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2024-r13 |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=ChessBase |archive-date=23 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923001434/https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2024-r13 |url-status=live }}
In April, Gukesh was part of the eight-player Candidates Tournament held in Toronto. He won five games against R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi playing as Black, Firouzja playing as White, and Nijat Abasov playing as both Black and White. With a single loss coming against Firouzja, he finished with nine points from 14 rounds to win the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-14|title=Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points|work=chess.com|date=18 April 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422005824/https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-14|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Dylan Loeb McClain |title=The Next Winner of the World Chess Championship Could Be the Youngest Ever |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/crosswords/chess/gukesh-candidates-winner.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240425010801/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/crosswords/chess/gukesh-candidates-winner.html |archive-date=25 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=The New York Times}} He was the youngest-ever winner of the Candidates tournament.{{cite news |author=Leonard Barden |date=26 April 2024 |title=Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/26/chess-gukesh-17-shocks-favourites-to-become-youngest-challenger-for-title |work=The Guardian |access-date=1 June 2024 |archive-date=23 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923153701/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/26/chess-gukesh-17-shocks-favourites-to-become-youngest-challenger-for-title |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Sunaadh Sagar |date=22 April 2024 |title=D Gukesh, aged 17, wins FIDE Candidates 2024; will play Ding Liren for World Champion title |url=https://www.espn.in/chess/story/_/id/39991714/fide-candidates-2024-india-gukesh-wins-draw-nakamura-round-14-youngest-chess-history-challenge-world-championship |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=ESPN}}{{cite news |title=Grandmaster left red-faced: Brutal blunder as new chess king Gukesh crowned at just 18 |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/grandmaster-left-redfaced-brutal-blunder-as-new-chess-king-gukesh-crowned-at-just-18/news-story/9b91605cab97a921a5b058f718ae5f8f |work=Fox Sports |date=12 December 2024 |access-date=12 December 2024}}
In September, Gukesh took part in the Chess Olympiad in Budapest as part of the Indian team. He did not lose a single match and won the individual gold medal with a score of nine across ten rounds. His performance on board one helped India to win their first-ever team gold medal at the Olympiad.{{cite news |date=23 September 2024 |title=India wins historic double team gold at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/9/23/india-wins-historic-double-team-gold-at-fide-chess-olympiad-2024 |work=Al Jazeera English |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001135451/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/9/23/india-wins-historic-double-team-gold-at-fide-chess-olympiad-2024 |url-status=live }} As a result of the win, Gukesh entered the top-five in the FIDE rankings for the first time on 1 October 2024.{{cite news |title=October 2024 FIDE Ratings: Gukesh Joins Arjun In World Top-5 |date=1 October 2024 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/october-2024-fide-rating-list |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=chess.com |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001211314/https://www.chess.com/news/view/october-2024-fide-rating-list |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh in top 5 rankings after historic Chess Olympiad; Ding Liren out of top 20 |date=October 2024 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/arjun-erigaisi-d-gukesh-top-5-ranking-ding-liren-9598580/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |newspaper=The Indian Express |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001162444/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/arjun-erigaisi-d-gukesh-top-5-ranking-ding-liren-9598580/ |url-status=live }}
The 2024 World Chess Championship was held in November–December 2024 between Gukesh and Ding Liren. Gukesh scored three wins against two wins for Ding, and nine draws in the 14 classical rounds of the tournament. He won the 14th and final match on 12 December 2024, and as a result, the World Chess Championship by a scoreline of 7½–6½.{{cite news |date=12 December 2024 |title=World Chess Championship 2024, Gukesh vs Ding Game 14 LIVE: Gukesh becomes World Chess Champion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gukesh-vs-ding-world-chess-championship-game-14-live-updates-december-12-2024/article68976533.ece |access-date=12 December 2024 |newspaper=The Hindu |archive-date=12 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212090315/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gukesh-vs-ding-world-chess-championship-game-14-live-updates-december-12-2024/article68976533.ece |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=8 December 2024 |title=Gukesh wins after Ding blunder, takes lead for first time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gukesh-vs-ding-world-chess-championship-2024-game-11-live-score/article68961469.ece |access-date=12 December 2024 |newspaper=The Hindu |archive-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210092713/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gukesh-vs-ding-world-chess-championship-2024-game-11-live-score/article68961469.ece |url-status=live }} The win made him the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion, breaking the record previously held by Garry Kasparov.{{Cite news |last=McClain |first=Dylan Loeb |date=2024-12-12 |title=Dommaraju Gukesh, 18, Becomes Youngest World Chess Champion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/sports/gukesh-world-chess-championship-2024.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Jamie |date=2024-12-17 |title=Youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju returns home to rock star welcome in India |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/17/sport/gukesh-returns-india-chess-world-champion-spt/index.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=CNN |language=en}} FIDE commented on Gukesh's gameplay as having "near-perfect accuracy", and Ding reacted that it was his best tournament of the year, and that he had no regrets in losing the title to Gukesh.{{cite web|url=https://fide.com/news/3347|title=FIDE World Championship Game 14: Gukesh D crowned 18th World Champion|work=FIDE |date=13 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024}}
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In January, Gukesh tied for first with R Praggnanandhaa in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 with a score of 8½ in 13 rounds. He lost 2–1 in the blitz tiebreaker.{{Cite news |last=Colodro |first=Carlos Alberto |date=2025-02-03 |title=Praggnanandhaa beats Gukesh in dramatic tiebreaker, wins Tata Steel Masters |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-chess-2025-13 |access-date=2025-05-17 |work=ChessBase}}{{Cite web |last=Kamath |first=Amit |date=2025-02-04 |title=Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi combine to deny Gukesh Tata Steel chess title on dramatic day in Wijk Aan Zee |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/arjun-erigaisi-hands-gukesh-1st-loss-world-champion-tata-steel-chess-praggnanandhaa-9813761/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=2025-02-02 |title=Praggnanandhaa wins the Tata Steel Masters after hugely dramatic final round and then a tie-break match |url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/87th-tata-steel-2025/praggnanandhaa-wins-the-tata-steel-masters-after-hugely-dramatic-final-round-and-then-a-tie-break-match |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=The Week in Chess}}
Gukesh participated in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, a series of Chess960 tournaments. In February, he finished in eighth place in the first leg in Weissenhaus.{{Cite news |date=2025-02-15 |title=D Gukesh comes 8th but still wins hefty sum in Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. How much did Magnus Carlsen get? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/d-gukesh-comes-8th-but-still-wins-hefty-sum-in-weissenhaus-freestyle-chess-grand-slam-how-much-did-magnus-carlsen-get-101739583975605.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250215030548/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/d-gukesh-comes-8th-but-still-wins-hefty-sum-in-weissenhaus-freestyle-chess-grand-slam-how-much-did-magnus-carlsen-get-101739583975605.html |archive-date=2025-02-15 |access-date=2025-05-17 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}} In April, he finished eleventh in the second leg in Paris.{{Cite news |last=Colodro |first=Carlos Alberto |date=2025-04-11 |title=Freestyle Chess Paris: Carlsen, Keymer, Caruana and Nakamura in semis |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/paris-fcgs-2025-4 |access-date=2025-05-17 |work=ChessBase}}
In May, Gukesh participated in the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 in Romania, where he finished sixth.{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Anthony |date=2025-05-16 |title=Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025: Praggnanandhaa Wins His 1st GCT Event After Blitz Playoffs |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/praggnanandhaa-wins-2025-gct-superbet-chess-classic-romania |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}} On his 19th birthday, Gukesh scored a notable victory over World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura during the third round of Norway Chess 2025. After suffering defeats in the opening two rounds against World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh bounced back by defeating Nakamura in 42 moves. The game marked his first win of the tournament and was particularly significant as he managed to put Nakamura, known for his rapid and blitz prowess, under considerable time pressure. Speaking after the game, Gukesh credited improved time management for the win and described the result as a fresh start to the event.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-29 |title=Gukesh beats Nakamura in Norway Chess; Satwik-Chirag enter Singapore Open quarters: Indian Sports LIVE, May 29 |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/45367837/gukesh-beats-nakamura-norway-chess-sindhu-prannoy-satwik-chirag-singapore-open-indian-sports-live-may29 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
On 1 June, Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh faced off at Norway Chess 2025 resulting in another significant moment when Gukesh defeated Carlsen in the 6th round.{{Cite web |last=Levin (AnthonyLevin) |first=Anthony |date=2025-06-01 |title=Norway Chess 2025 Round 6: Gukesh Beats Carlsen From Losing Position |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2025-norway-chess-round-6 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
Playing style
Gukesh plays a reactive game and is notable for his ability to calculate under time pressure, which often leads to complex tactical battles in his games.{{cite web|url=https://www.uschessacademy.com/blog/rising-star-international-chess|title=GM Gukesh Dommaraju: A Rising Star in International Chess|work=US Chess Academy|access-date=1 June 2024}} His mentor Anand describes him as having "incredible calculating abilities".{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/books/reviews/sports/viswanathan-anand-gukesh-displays-incredible-calculating-abilities-at-chess-championship/article68922569.ece|title=Viswanathan Anand: Gukesh displays incredible calculating abilities at chess championship|work=Business Line|date=28 November 2024|access-date=1 December 2024}} Carlsen regards Gukesh's style of play as "pure counter" and opined that Gukesh makes very few mistakes, which makes him "an extremely dangerous opponent under any circumstances".{{cite web|url=https://www.2700chess.com/players/gukesh_d|title=Gukesh D - 2700chess.com|work=2700chess.com|access-date=1 December 2024|archive-date=2 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202050351/https://www.2700chess.com/players/gukesh_d|url-status=live}} Raymond Keene writes that Gukesh's forte is his ability to keep the game alive, avoiding inferior positions while simultaneously avoiding liquidation to draws.{{citeweb|url=https://www.thearticle.com/can-gukesh-rule-the-world-at-18|title=Can Gukesh rule the world at 18?|publisher=The Article|date=April 2024}} His style has also borne comparison with former world champion Anatoly Karpov's incremental, anaconda-like gains (so subtle that his opponent has no counter).{{cite web |title=From Boy to Man to Challenger: The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh D |url=https://www.houseofstaunton.com/from-boy-to-man-to-challenger-the-fiercest-battles-of-gukesh-d?srsltid=AfmBOop7O9hk4PiZULtsMytev2itHu7hgrel5jiPsYR6-HkErIS9oA1K |work=The House of Staunton |access-date=1 June 2024}}
Performance record
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| Classical international and national individual and team tournaments |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|Tournaments organized by FIDE (Olympiads, World Championships, World Cups, Grand Swiss and Candidates Tournaments) |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|Non-classical tournaments (Chess960, rapid and blitz) |
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|Online competitions (Chess.com, Champions Chess Tour and FIDE online tournaments) |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Tournament and match results (2022–present) !Year !City !Tournament !Wins !Losses !Draws !Points !Place |
| rowspan="22" |2022
|{{flagdeco|India}} Kanpur |58th Indian Chess Championship | rowspan="3" |Classical |6 |0 |5 |8½/11 |2 |
| {{flagdeco|Bangladesh}} Dhaka
|Bangladesh Premier League, Bangladesh Police Board 4 |8 |0 |2 |9/11 |First (Team) 3rd (Board 4) |
| {{flagdeco|India}} Delhi
|19th Delhi Open |8 |1 |1 |8½/10 |2 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Online |MPL Indian Chess Tour 1st Leg |Rapid |7 |4 |4 |{{abbr|25/45|3 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} |3 |
| {{flagdeco|ISL}} Reykjavík
| rowspan="5" |Classical |4 |1 |4 |6/9 |17 |
| {{flagdeco|ESP}} La Roda
|48th La Roda Open |7 |0 |2 |8/9 |First |
| {{flagdeco|ESP}} Menorca
|1st Menorca Open |5 |0 |2 |6/7 |First |
| {{flagdeco|ESP}} Formentera
|1st Sunway Formentera Open |6 |0 |4 |8/10 |First |
| {{flagdeco|UAE}} Sharjah
|5th Sharjah Masters |4 |1 |4 |6/9 |6 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Online |MPL Indian Chess Tour 2nd Leg |Rapid |0 |2 |2 |{{abbr|2/12|3 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} |Withdrew |
| {{flagdeco|ESP}} Gijón
|14th Gijon City Closed |Classical |7 |0 |2 |8/9 |First |
| {{flagdeco|Switzerland}} Biel/Bienne
|55th Biel Chess Festival |Classical Rapid Blitz Combined |3 2 5 10 |2 2 4 8 |2 3 5 10 |{{abbr|15|4 points were awarded for a win, 1½ for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} {{abbr|7/14|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} 7½/14 29½ |3 4–5 5 3 |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|India}} Chennai |44th Chess Olympiad, Open Event, India 2 {{nowrap|Board 1}} |Classical |8 |1 |2 |9/11 |3rd (Team) First (Board 1) |
| {{flagdeco|Turkey}} Ankara
|Turkish Super League, Turkish Airlines Sports Club Board 1 | rowspan="2" |Classical |5 |2 |3 |6½/10 |2nd (Team) |
| {{flagdeco|ESP}} Linares
|Spanish League Honour Division, C.A. Solvay Board 2 |4 |1 |2 |5/7 |First (Team) |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|ESP}} Toledo |Spanish Rapid Team Championship, SOLVAY A Board 5 |Rapid |8 |1 |0 |8/9 |2nd (Team) |
| {{flagdeco|AUT}} Mayrhofen
|37th European Chess Club Cup, Open section, CSU ASE Superbet Board 4 |Classical |4 |2 |1 |4½/7 |6th (Team) 6th (Board 1) |
| style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan="2" |Online | rowspan="2" |Rapid |8 |4 |3 |{{abbr|27/45|3 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} |2–4 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Aimchess Rapid KO Quarterfinal against Richárd Rapport |1 |2 |1 |1½:2½ |Loss |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|India}} Kolkata |Tata Steel India Chess Tournament |Rapid Blitz |3 6 |3 11 |3 1 |4½/9 6½/18 |5th 10th |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Online |Speed Chess Championship, Round of 16 against Magnus Carlsen |Blitz |7 |23 |0 |7:23 |Loss |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|AZE}} Baku |Rapid Blitz Combined |2 7 9 |4 9 13 |3 2 5 |{{abbr|7/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} 8/18 15/36 |7–8 7 8th |
| rowspan="33" |2023
|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee |Classical |2 |4 |7 |5½/13 |12 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan="3" |Online |Airthings Masters Play-In | rowspan="3" |Rapid |6 |0 |3 |7½/9 |First |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Airthings Masters Match Play against Vladimir Kramnik |2 |0 |0 |2:0 |Win |
| style="background:lightgray;"
| | | | |5–6 |
| {{flagdeco|Germany}} Düsseldorf
|WR Masters |Classical Rapid TB |2 1 |0 2 |7 0 |5½/9 1/3 |2–3 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan="4" |Online |Rapid |4 |2 |2 |5/8 | |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Chessable Masters Play-In | rowspan="3" |Rapid |5 |3 |1 |5½/9 |24 |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Chessable Masters Match Play against Vladimir Kramnik |0 |1 |1 |½:1½ |Loss |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Chessable Masters Division III | | | | |25–32 |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|Germany}} Berlin |Armageddon Asia and Oceania |Blitz | | | | |First |
| {{flagdeco|Spain}} Menorca
|Menorca Open |Classical Blitz TB |5 1 |0 0 |4 1 |7/9 1½-½ |First |
| {{flagdeco|Sweden}} Malmö
| rowspan="2" |Classical |2 |1 |4 |4/7 |2–4 |
| {{flagdeco|United Arab Emirates}} Sharjah
|6th Sharjah Masters |3 |0 |6 |6/9 |3rd |
| rowspan="2" |{{flagdeco|Norway}} Stavanger
| rowspan="2" |11th Norway Chess |Blitz |2 |6 |1 |2½/9 |10 |
| Classical Armageddon |2 5 |1 1 |6 — |{{abbr|14½/27|3 points were awarded for a classical win, 0 for a classical loss, 1½ for an Armageddon win, and 1 for an Armageddon loss.}} |3rd |
| style="background:lightgray;"
| rowspan="3" |Online |Junior Speed Chess Championship, Quarterfinal against Emin Ohanyan | rowspan="3" |Blitz |24 |5 |2 |25:6 |Win |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Junior Speed Chess Championship, Semi-final against Pranav V |15 |9 |3 |16½:10½ |Win |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Junior Speed Chess Championship, Final against Raunak Sadhwani |16 |9 |3 |17½:10½ |Win |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|United Arab Emirates}} Dubai |Global Chess League, SG Alpine Warriors, Board 2 |Rapid |1 |7 |2 |2/10 |4th (Team) |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} Zagreb |SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia |Rapid Blitz Combined |3 9 12 |2 8 10 |4 1 5 |{{abbr|10/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} 9½/18 19½/36 |4 6 5th |
| {{flagdeco|Turkey}} Ankara
|Turkish Super League, Turkish Airlines Sports Club Board 1 |Classical |5 |0 |5 |7½/10 |First (Team) |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Baku |Classical Rapid |4 1 |1 0 |5 1 | |5–8 |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|Germany}} Düsseldorf |World Rapid Team Championship, Kompetenzakademie Allstars Board 3 |Rapid |8 |1 |3 |9½/12 |11th (Team) 4th (Board 1) |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|India}} Kolkata |Tata Steel India Chess Tournament |Rapid Blitz |2 7 |2 10 |5 1 |4½/9 7½/18 |6th 8th |
| style="background:lightgray;"
|Online |Speed Chess Championship, Round of 16 against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |Blitz |7 |20 |3 |8½:21½ |Loss |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|Germany}} Berlin |Armageddon Grand Finale |Blitz | | | | |5–6 |
| {{flagdeco|China}} Hangzhou
|Asian Games, Men's Team Standard, India Board 1 | rowspan="2" |Classical |3 |1 |4 |5/8 |2nd (Team) |
| {{flagdeco|Qatar}} Doha
|6 |2 |1 |6½/9 |8th |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|Isle of Man}} Douglas |Classical |2 |3 |6 |5/11 |81 |
| {{flagdeco|England}} London
| rowspan="2" |Classical |3 |2 |4 |5/9 |3rd |
| {{flagdeco|India}} Chennai
|2 |0 |5 |4½/7 |First |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
| rowspan="2" |{{flagdeco|Uzbekistan}} Samarkand |Rapid |6 |2 |5 |8½/13 |25 |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|Blitz |12 |8 |1 |12½/21 |38 |
| rowspan="13" |2024
|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee | rowspan="2" |Classical |6 |2 |5 |8½/13 |2 |
| {{flagdeco|Germany}} Various
|Bundesliga West, Düsseldorfer SK Board 1 |3 |0 |0 |3/3 |First (Team) |
| style="background:Lavender;"
| rowspan="2" |{{flagdeco|Germany}} Wangels | rowspan="2" |Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge |Rapid |3 |4 |0 |3/7 |6th |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|Classical Rapid TB |1 1 |3 0 |2 1 |2-4 1½-½ |6th |
| {{flagdeco|Czechia}} Prague
|Classical |2 |2 |5 |4½/9 |5–7 |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|Canada}} Toronto |Classical |5 |1 |8 |9/14 |First |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|Poland}} Warsaw |Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland |Rapid Blitz Combined |2 4 6 |4 11 15 |3 3 6 |{{abbr|7/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} 5½/18 12½/36 |8–10 10 10 |
| {{flagdeco|Romania}} Bucharest
|Superbet Romania Chess Classic |Classical |1 |0 |8 |5/9 |2–4 |
| style="background:Lavender;"
|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} Zagreb |SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia |Rapid Blitz Combined |3 3 6 |3 11 14 |3 4 7 |{{abbr|9/18|2 points were awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.}} 5/18 14/36 |7 10 7 |
| {{flagdeco|United States}} St. Louis
|Classical |0 |0 |9 |4½/9 |5–7 |
| style="background:#D4F1C5;"
|{{flagdeco|Hungary}} Budapest |45th Chess Olympiad, Open Event, India {{nowrap|Board 1}} |Classical |8 |0 |2 |9/10 |First (Team) First (Board 1) |
| {{flagdeco|Serbia}} Vrnjačka Banja
|39th European Chess Club Cup, Open section, SuperChess Board 1 |Classical |2 |1 |4 |4/7 |7th (Team) 9th (Board 1) |
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|{{flagdeco|Singapore}} Singapore |World Chess Championship match against Ding Liren |Classical |3 |2 |9 |7½/14 |Win |
| rowspan="3" |2025
|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee |Classical |5 |0 |5 |8½/13 |2 |
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| rowspan="2" |{{flagdeco|Germany}} Wangels | rowspan="2" |Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam |Rapid |0 |2 |7 |3½/9 |7–8 |
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|Classical Rapid TB |0 0 |3 1 |3 1 |1½-4½ ½-1½ |8th |
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|+World Chess Championship 2024 | |||||||||||||
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! rowspan="2" |Rating | colspan="14" |Match games | rowspan="2" |Points | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Gukesh Dommaraju|IND}}}} | 2783
|0 | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|1 | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|1 | style="background:black; color:white" |0
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |1
| 7½ | |||||
| align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}} | 2728
| style="background:black; color:white" |1 |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |0
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|½ | style="background:black; color:white" |0
|1 | style="background:black; color:white" |½
|0 | 6½ |
Awards and nominations
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! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref(s) |
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| 2023
| Player of the Year | {{won}} | {{cite news |title=Gukesh won the "Player of the Year" and "Best Young Achievers Male" awards |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/acf-confers-grandmaster-d-gukesh-with-player-of-the-year-award-8475513/ |newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=1 December 2024}} |
| 2024
| Times of India Sports Awards | Chess Player of the Year | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=3|2025
|Spectacular Performance in Sports |{{won}} |
| rowspan=2|Times of India Sports Awards
|Sportsman of the Year |{{won}} |
| Chess Player of the Year Male
|{{won}} |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
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- {{365Chess.com player}}
- [https://prs.aicf.in/players/3375 D Gukesh] ID card at the All India Chess Federation
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