Gukesh D

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In this Telugu name, the person is referred to by his given name, Gukesh, and not by his surname, Dommaraju.
Dommaraju Gukesh
Gukesh at the 2024 Candidates Tournament
Full nameDommaraju Gukesh
CountryIndia
Born (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 17)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2743 (April 2024)
Peak rating2758 (September 2023)
RankingNo. 16 (April 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 8 (September 2023)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, 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]

Early life[edit]

Gukesh was born into a Telugu family on 29 May 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[4] His parents hail from the Godavari delta region of Andhra Pradesh. His father, Dr Rajinikanth, is an ear, nose and throat surgeon, and his mother, Dr Padma, is a microbiologist.[5][6] He studies at the Velammal Vidyalaya school, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.[7]

Career[edit]

2015–2019[edit]

Gukesh won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015,[8] and the World Youth Chess Championships in 2018 in the Under 12 category.[9] He also won five gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championships, in the U-12 individual rapid and blitz, U-12 team rapid and blitz, and the U-12 individual classical formats.[10] He completed the requirements for the title of International Master in March 2017 at the 34th Cappelle-la-Grande Open.[11]

On 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, Gukesh became the then second-youngest grandmaster in history,[12] only surpassed by Sergey Karjakin with 17 days.[13] Since then the record was beaten by Abhimanyu Mishra, making Gukesh the third youngest.[14]

2021[edit]

In June 2021, he won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge, scoring 14 out of 19 points.[15]

2022[edit]

In August 2022, he began the 44th Chess Olympiad with a perfect score of 8/8, helping India-2 defeat the No. 1 ranked U.S. in the 8th match. He finished with a score of 9 out 11, a 2867 Elo performance, earning the gold medal on the 1st board.

In September 2022, Gukesh reached a rating of over 2700 for the first time, with a rating of 2726.[16] This made him the third youngest player to pass 2700, after Wei Yi and Alireza Firouzja.[17]

In October 2022, Gukesh became the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen since the latter became World Champion, in the Aimchess Rapid tournament.[18]

2023[edit]

In February 2023, Gukesh participated in the first edition of the WR Masters tournament in Düsseldorf, where he finished on 5½/9, tying for first place with Levon Aronian and Ian Nepomniachtchi. He came second to Aronian in the tiebreaks.

In the August 2023 rating list, Gukesh became the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2750.[19]

Gukesh participated in the Chess World Cup 2023. He reached the quarter-finals before being defeated by Magnus Carlsen.[20]

In the September 2023 rating list, Gukesh officially surpassed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian player, marking the first time in 37 years that Anand was not the top-ranked Indian player.[21][22]

In December 2023, with the end of the FIDE Circuit, Gukesh qualified for the 2024 Candidates Tournament.[23] Gukesh had placed second in the Circuit, but Fabiano Caruana, the winner, had already qualified through the World Cup.[24] He became the third youngest player to play in a Candidates tournament, behind Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen.[25][26]

2024: Candidates winner[edit]

Gukesh (left) playing Alireza Firouzja at the 2024 Candidates Tournament

In January 2024, Gukesh participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024. He scored 8.5 points from 13 games (6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses) to finish in a 4-way tie for 1st place. In Round 12, he had a winning position against R Praggnanandhaa, but blundered into a threefold repetition. In tiebreaks he defeated Anish Giri in semifinals but lost to Wei Yi in the finals.[27].

In April, Gukesh participated in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. [28] Gukesh won games against fellow countrymen Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi playing as black, Alireza Firouzja playing as white, and Nijat Abasov playing as both black and white.[29] His only loss was his game with black against Firouzja. This gave him 5 wins, 1 loss and 8 draws, for a score of 9/14, winning the tournament, and qualifying for the 2024 World Championship match against Ding Liren. He is the youngest ever winner of the Candidates[30], and will be the youngest player to play in a World Chess Championship match. [3]

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (22 March 2019). "The Youngest Chess Grandmasters In History". Chess.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Levin (AnthonyLevin), Anthony (21 April 2024). "Gukesh Youngest Ever To Win Candidates Tournament, Tan Wins Women's By 1.5 Points". Chess.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Who Is D Gukesh, The Indian Chess Prodigy Now Up Against Reigning World Champion Ding Liren". Times Now. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024. Born in May 2006 in Chennai , Gukesh took to chess at the age of seven.
  5. ^ "Chennai teen D Gukesh goes down in chess folklore with historic victory, 2nd Indian after legend Anand to win Candidates". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024. The teen sensation was born on May 29 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father, Dr. Rajinikanth, is an ear, nose and throat surgeon, and his mother, Dr. Padma, is a microbiologist.
  6. ^ Lokpria Vasudevan (17 January 2019). "D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster". India Today. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018". Chennai Plus. 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ Shubham Kumthekar; Priyadarshan Banjan (2018). "Gukesh D: The story behind a budding talent". IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Chess: India's Gukesh, Savitha Shri bag gold medals in U-12 World Cadets Championship". scroll.in. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. ^ Prasad RS (13 March 2018). "Gukesh wins 5 gold medals in Asian Youth Chess Championship". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. ^ Prasad RS (13 March 2018). "Gukesh making all the right moves". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  12. ^ Shah, Sagar (15 January 2019). "Gukesh becomes second youngest GM in history". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. ^ Shah, Sagar (9 December 2018). "Gukesh with 2 GM norms and 2490 Elo is on the verge of becoming world's youngest GM". ChessBase India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  14. ^ Hartmann, John (30 June 2021). "GM Abhimanyu Mishra is the Youngest GM in History!". US Chess.org. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  15. ^ Rao, Rakesh (14 June 2021). "Gritty Gukesh wins Gelfand Challenge". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ [https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46616543/chart Gukesh D, Rating Progress Chart, FIDE
  17. ^ "Biel: Gukesh becomes third-youngest player to cross the 2700 mark". en.chessbase.com. 17 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Gukesh D vs. Carlsen, Magnus | Aimchess Rapid | Prelims 2022". chess24.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  19. ^ Gukesh Breaks Record: Youngest Player To Cross 2750 Rating, chess.com, July 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "2023 Chess WC Q/Fs: Pragg takes Erigaisi to tie-breaks; Gukesh, Vidit out". ESPN.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  21. ^ Menon, Anirudh (1 September 2023). "37 years - How the world changed as Anand stayed constant on top of Indian chess". ESPN.
  22. ^ Watson, Leon (1 September 2023). "Gukesh Ends Anand's 37-Year Reign As India's Official Number 1". Chess.com.
  23. ^ "Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  24. ^ "FIDE World Championship Cycle". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  25. ^ Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot, Hindustan Times, December 31, 2023
  26. ^ Who will win the 2024 Candidates Tournament?, Chessbase, 24 March, 2024
  27. ^ Rao, Rakesh (29 January 2024). "TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger". Sportstar. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  28. ^ Magnus Predictions, chess.com, April 18, 2024
  29. ^ Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points, chess.com, April 18, 2024
  30. ^ Sportstar, Team (22 April 2024). "Gukesh emerges as youngest Candidates winner, becomes second Indian to qualify for classical World Championship final". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Gukesh won the "Player of the Year" and "Best Young Achievers Male" awards". chessarena.com.

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