Key facts
- Born
- 29 May 2006, Chennai
- State of birth
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Sector
- Chess
- Profession
- Indian chess grandmaster
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed 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 age 16. He earned the title of grandmaster at age 12 and is the fourth-youngest grandmaster in chess history.
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Timeline
- 2006Born in Chennai
- 2024Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
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