Dommaraju Gukesh | ||||||||||||
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![]() Gukesh at the 2024 Candidates Tournament | ||||||||||||
Full name | Dommaraju Gukesh | |||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||
Born | Chennai, India | 29 May 2006|||||||||||
Title | Grandmaster (2019) | |||||||||||
FIDE rating | 2766 (August 2024) | |||||||||||
Peak rating | 2766 (August 2024) | |||||||||||
Ranking | No. 6 (August 2024) | |||||||||||
Peak ranking | No. 6 (May 2024) | |||||||||||
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Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006), more commonly known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the third-youngest Grandmaster in history,[1] the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750 and the youngest winner of the FIDE Candidates tournament.[2]
Gukesh won the 2024 Candidates Tournament, making him the youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion.[3]