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Chess: India's Gukesh D becomes youngest to win Candidates tournament

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India's Gukesh D became the youngest ever to win the FIDE Chess Candidate tournament at the age of 17 on Monday (Apr 22). Gukesh drew the final round against the USA's Hikaru Nakamura to win the 2024 title after 14 rounds over three weeks. With the win, Gukesh also qualified for the World Championship Final, becoming only the second player from India to do so. He'll be facing China's Ding Liren later in the year in chess' biggest tournament. Bef

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The Guardian

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title

17-year-old will play defending champion Ding Liren for titleTan Zhongyi and Ju Wenjun will compete for women’s titleGukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day of the event in Toronto on Sunday.The 17-year-old grandmaster effectively wrapped up victory in the tournament after American Fabiano Caruana blundered a winning position against R…

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

FIDE Candidates 2024: Gukesh becomes youngest Candidates champion, to challenge Ding Liren for World title

For his title win, Gukesh gained 20 rating points to become a career-best World No. 6 with a revised rating of 2763

13 days ago·India

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Hindustan Times

Gukesh makes history, becomes youngest-ever World Championship challenger

The Indian won the Candidates with a draw against Nakamura in the final round; he will face Ding Liren in the fight to become the next world chess champion

14 days ago·New Delhi, India

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WION

Chess: India's Gukesh D becomes youngest to win Candidates tournament

13 days ago·Noida, India

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Al Jazeera

Indian teenager Gukesh to challenge China’s Ding for world chess title

Seventeen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju sets up world title showdown after winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament.

13 days ago·Qatar

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India Today

D Gukesh becomes youngest man to win Candidates, to challenge for World Championship

Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history for India as he became the youngest man in the world to win the Candidates tournament. The 17-year-old will challenge Ding Liren for the World Championship crown later in 2024.

14 days ago·India

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