Gukesh: 18-year-old Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju has

18-year-old Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju has become the 18th undisputed world champion after Chinese GM Ding Liren (32) collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Gukesh D loses first game to Magnus Carlsen, still leads at end of Day 1 in Clutch Chess with wins over Nakamura, Caruana "It started with the loss, but I was still happy with the game," Gukesh told the St Louis Chess Club in an interview after the end of the day. D Gukesh lost five out of six games to Carlsen over the three-day tournament with the remaining clash ending in a draw. On the very first day of the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, held at the Saint Louis, in Missouri, USA, world champion D. Gukesh secured a sole lead with 4 out of 6 points. The 19-year-old Indian chess grandmaster in the inaugural game won against world number two Hikaru Nakamura after ...