| Gukesh Dommaraju | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gukesh Dommaraju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 2006 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIDE rating | 2764 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak rating | 2794 (October 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | No. 7 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak ranking | No. 5 (October 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster.[1] He is the third-youngest grandmaster in history, the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750, the youngest Candidates Tournament winner and the youngest contender to compete for the World Championship.[2] He has won one team and two individual gold medals at the Olympiad as well as one bronze team medal. He is a silver medalist at the Asian Games.[3]
At the junior level, Gukesh is a multiple-gold medalist at the World Youth Championship and the Asian Youth Championship.
- ^ "The Youngest Chess Grandmasters In History". Chess.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Levin (AnthonyLevin), Anthony (21 April 2024). "Gukesh Youngest Ever To Win Candidates Tournament, Tan Wins Women's By 1.5 Points". Chess.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 April 2024.