Gukesh wins Candidates Tournament: Chennai’s 17-year-old D. Gukesh drew with world number three Hikaru Nakamura at the prestigious Candidates Chess Championship in Toronto, confirming that he is eligible to challenge reigning world champion Ding Liren next year, thus making history. Chess Candidates Championship in Toronto. .
Hailing from India, his career has been filled with many historic moments. He became India’s youngest Grandmaster at 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, just 17 days away from the world’s youngest title. Last year, he overtook five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to become the country’s top-ranked player for the first time in 36 years. Now, he has added one more feat to that impressive list.
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