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The 18-year-old 18th World Chess Champion
Gukesh, from India. He defeated Ding Liren of China yesterday to become the 18th FIDE World Chess Champion. Not unlike Argentina’s win over France at World Cup 2022, it went down to the wire ...
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Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, becomes youngest chess world champion in history
India’s 18-year-old prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju capped his meteoric rise by becoming the youngest world chess champion in history ... youngest player to reach a FIDE rating of 2,700 and the ...
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Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, has made history. Can the prodigy become the youngest chess world champion?
Grandmaster, awarded to players by governing body FIDE for life, is the highest title outside of world champion; today there are more than 1,850. This year, he became the third-youngest to reach a ...
Three months after losing crown, Ding Liren chillin’ away from the chess board while in Russia
Ding Liren’s Chinese compatriot Wei Yi had told The Indian Express that Ding had played in a basketball game with other chess ...
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FIDE World Championship: All down to the wire with Ding, Gukesh locked at 6.5 each
D Gukesh will get his last two opportunities to become the 18th world champion at 18 years in Singapore. First, via the 14th and last classical game against reigning champion Ding Liren on Thursday.
Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World ...
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The 18-year-old Indian who's the new world chess champion
A dream come true for the teenager who's now the 18th world chess champion. "Every chess players wants to experience this moment and very few get the chance. To be one of them is, I think the only ...