American teenager became the youngest ever to defeat a reigning world champion in classical chess, outplaying Gukesh in 61 moves during Round 5 encounter at the Grand Swiss.
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New Delhi: In 2017, an 11-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju shyly told ChessBase’s Sagar Shah about his dream of becoming the youngest world chess champion. On 12 December, that...
Other global media reports hail chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju as 'Chennai prodigy' and call his victory 'dramatic'. The Economist discusses cricket as a diplomatic tool.
18-yr-old Gukesh won world chess championship by defeating China's Liren after 58 moves in nail-biting 14th round. 'Every chess player wants to live this dream,' he said later.
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