Gukesh Wins FIDE Chess Championship

• 22 Apr 2024

Dommaraju Gukesh, at 17, becomes the youngest ever to win FIDE Candidates Chess, earning the right to challenge World Champion Ding Liren.

• Second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to triumph in the elite event.
• Gukesh secures highest-ever prize money of Euros 111,000.
• Anand praises Gukesh's achievement, highlighting his arrival in the chess world.
• Caruana misses opportunities in intense game, while Nepomniachtchi remains undefeated.
• Zhongyi dominates Women's Candidates; Humpy and Vaishali excel, setting the stage for Women's World title clash.
• Nakamura's tactical attempts against Gukesh end in a drawn game; Caruana's intense battle with Nepomniachtchi ends without a decisive result.