Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday after beating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday

In a historic turn for Indian chess, 18-year-old D Gukesh won the 2024 World Chess Championship title in Singapore on Thursday, defeating Chinese champion Ding Liren.  With this historic win, Gukesh becomes the youngest world champion in the history of classical chess and leaves his mark on the sport's history.