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Gukesh has created history as the youngest World Chess Champion. Learn about his journey, the role of Velammal School, and Chennai's rise as India's chess hub.

Gukesh has made history by winning the World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest ever champion at the age of 18.

Gukesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest World Chess Champion, surpassing Garry Kasparov's record. Prime Minister Modi and other prominent figures lauded Gukesh's historic win, which makes him the second Indian to hold the title after Viswanathan Anand.

Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa has created history by defeating the World No 1 and 2 at the Norway Chess Tournament in classical chess.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is an Indian grandmaster. He defeated the World Number 1 chess player, Magnus Carlsen, in a classical ‘over the board’ match for the first time. (Image Credits: Facebook)

R. Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen in the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2024. Anand Mahindra took to X and praised the 18-year-old for his historic triumph. 

Gukesh D,  a 17-year-old chess grandmaster, recently became the youngest chess player to win the FIDE Candidates Tournament. The entire nation is lauding him, and Anand Mahindra also made a post on X congratulating him and called him 'Chaturanga Champ'. 

Gukesh, a 17-year-old from Chennai, became the only second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, to be chosen for the World Championship match. While winning his last round game over American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, Gukesh scored 9 of a maximum fourteen points.
 

Bikram Sutradhar was awarded the title of 'Grand Master' for recalling the values of the square root of two up to 325 digits in 57 seconds and 68 milliseconds, as confirmed on January 7, 2022, for the Asia Book of Records.

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Speaking to reporters in Chennai, 12-year-old Gukesh thanked his parents and coach for his success in chess.