India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, also known as Gukesh D defeated China’s Ding Liren and became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. Let’s learn more about this prodigy. Tap to see!
The young achiever attended Velammal Vidyalaya School in Chennai. However, he has only attended school till standard fourth as he shifted his focus to his chess games.
Gukesh has also been titled India’s highest-ranked player in the FIDE rankings. He has overtaken Vishwanath Anand’s same title.
A video has been surfacing that shows Gukesh at a young age talking about becoming a World Chess Champion. He has received wishes from celebs like Big B.
According to the Times Of India, his father is a surgeon and his mother is a microbiologist. They have supported their child throughout, making him reach success at such a young age.
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