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India teenager becomes youngest ever chess world champion

Nita Blake-Persen
December 13, 2024

A teenage chess prodigy from India has become the youngest ever world champion. 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju takes over the title of youngest champion from Russia's Gary Kasparov. Dommaraju's big moment came with the help of a mistake by his competitor.

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