Gukesh D
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About
Indian chess grandmaster and chess prodigy known for being the second youngest person in history to qualify for the title of Grandmaster in March of 2019, for being the third-youngest to achieve a chess rating of 2700, for being the youngest to reach a rating of 2750, and for becoming the youngest-ever contender for the World Chess Championships in the year 2024.
Before Fame
He learned how to play chess when he was seven years old. He began competing soon after learning how to play. He won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in the year 2015. He won the World Youth Chess Championships in the year 2018.
Trivia
He almost passed Sergey Karjakin in becoming the youngest chess grandmaster in history. However, he unfortunately missed making the record by a mere 17 days. He was awarded Player of the Year by the Asian Chess Federation in the year 2023.
Family Life
He was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His father is a medical doctor and his mother is a microbiologist.
Associated With
He was congratulated by Narendra Modi and Viswanathan Anand on Twitter in April of 2024 after he became the youngest-ever contender for the World Chess Championships.
