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D. Gukesh becomes world chess champion

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D. Gukesh becomes world chess champion
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Chennai's Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest undisputed world chess champion.

The World Chess Championship 2024 between the reigning champion Ding Liren of China and the challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of Chennai was played in Singapore from 25 November to 12 December 2024. Gukesh won the match 7.5 to 6.5 after 14 games, becoming the youngest undisputed world champion. He was the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, to hold the title. Earlier in 2024 he had won team and individual gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad.

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