India's Gukesh Dommaraju
became the youngest world chess champion, defeating defending champ Ding Liren
(of China), on Thursday, 12 December 2024. It was a dramatic affair in the
decisive 14th game in Singapore, as a blunder from Liren in the end game saw
Gukesh come out on top. Gukesh also became the 18th world champion at the age
of 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world
champion since 1985 when he reigned supreme against Anatoly Karpov.
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