Gukesh Dommaraju

Gukesh Dommaraju
Gukesh in 2024
Full nameGukesh Dommaraju
Country India
Born (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2783 (November 2024)
Peak rating2794 (October 2024)
RankingNo. 5 (November 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 5 (October 2024)

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, and is the eighteenth-highest rated player in history with a peak rating of 2794. He is also 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.

  1. ^ "The Youngest Chess Grandmasters In History". Chess.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 April 2024.