Gukesh Dommaraju

Chess Grandmaster, World Chess Champion

Indian Chennai, India

Quick Info

ProfessionChess Grandmaster, World Chess Champion
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth29/05/2006
Age19 years
BirthplaceChennai, India

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Family

FatherMedical doctor
MotherMicrobiologist

Career

Key Achievements
  • Earned Grandmaster title at 12 years, 7 months, 17 days (third-youngest ever)
  • Youngest to surpass 2700 Elo at age 16
  • Youngest to surpass 2750 FIDE rating at age 17 (August 2023)
  • Won 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament (youngest winner)
  • Won 2024 World Chess Championship vs Ding Liren (7.5-6.5, youngest undisputed champion at 18 years, 195 days)
  • Received Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (January 2025)
  • Eliminated in third round of 2025 Chess World Cup by Frederik Svane
  • Started playing chess at age 7
  • Won Under-9 section at 2015 Asian School Chess Championships, earning Candidate Master title
  • Won Under-12 title at 2018 World Youth Chess Championship
  • Earned International Master title in March 2017
  • Achieved 2700 Elo rating in July 2022 (fourth-youngest ever)
  • Ended Viswanathan Anand's 37-year reign as India's top-rated player in September 2023
  • Won one team and two individual gold medals at 2024 Chess Olympiad
  • Silver medal with Indian team at 2022 Asian Games men's team competition

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2. Chess prodigy who became the 18th World Chess Champion
3. Awarded Player of the Year by Asian Chess Federation in 2023
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