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Indian chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history on Thursday.

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The 18-year-old became the youngest-ever person, and the first-ever teenager, to win the World Chess Championship.

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Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren in the 14th and final game to clinch victory.

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He also becomes the second Indian to win the World Chess Championship, after Viswanathan Anand.

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Gukesh also wraps up a phenomenal 2024 with the victory.

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He adds the World Chess Championship to his existing 2024 wins of the Candidates tournament and Chess Olympiad gold medal.

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D Gukesh Becomes Youngest-Ever World Chess Champion

Indian chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history on Thursday.

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The 18-year-old became the youngest-ever person, and the first-ever teenager, to win the World Chess Championship.

Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren in the 14th and final game to clinch victory.

He also becomes the second Indian to win the World Chess Championship, after Viswanathan Anand.

Gukesh also wraps up a phenomenal 2024 with the victory.

He adds the World Chess Championship to his existing 2024 wins of the Candidates tournament and Chess Olympiad gold medal.

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