Gukesh D Explained

Gukesh Dommaraju
Full Name:Dommaraju Gukesh
Country:India
Birth Date:29 May 2006
Birth Place:Chennai, India
Grandmaster (2019)
Peakrating:2766 (August 2024)
Peakranking:No. 6 (May 2024)
Fideid:46616543

Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006), more commonly known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster. 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

Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai. He is from a Telugu-speaking family, who hail from the Godavari delta region of Andhra Pradesh.[4] [5] His father, Dr. Rajinikanth, is an ear, nose and throat surgeon, and his mother, Dr. Padma, is a microbiologist.[6] He learned to play chess at the age of seven.[7] He studies at the Velammal Vidyalaya school, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.[8]

Gukesh began practicing and playing chess in 2013 for one hour, three days a week. He would then participate and play tournaments on weekends after his good performance was acknowledged by his chess teachers.[9]

Career

20152019

Gukesh won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015[10] and the World Youth Chess Championships in 2018 in the Under 12 category.[11] 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 U-12 individual classical formats.[12] He completed the requirements for the title of International Master in March 2017 at the 34th Cappelle-la-Grande Open.[13]

On 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, Gukesh became the then second-youngest grandmaster in history,[14] only surpassed by Sergey Karjakin by 17 days.[15] The record has since been beaten by Abhimanyu Mishra, making Gukesh the third-youngest.[16] [17]

2021

In June 2021, he won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge, scoring 14 out of 19 points.[18]

2022

In August 2022, he played the 44th Chess Olympiad and initially had a perfect score of 8/8, notably defeating US No. 1 Fabiano Caruana in the eighth match. He finished with a score of 9 out of 11, earning the gold medal on the 1st board and his team India-2 finished third in the tournament

In September 2022, Gukesh reached a rating of over 2700 for the first time, with a rating of 2726.[19] This made him the third-youngest player to pass 2700, after Wei Yi and Alireza Firouzja.[20]

In October 2022 during the Aimchess Rapid tournament, Gukesh became the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen since the latter became World Champion.[21]

2023

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.[22]

Gukesh participated in the Chess World Cup 2023. He reached the quarter-finals before being defeated by Magnus Carlsen.[23]

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.[24] [25]

In December 2023, with the end of the FIDE Circuit, Gukesh qualified for the 2024 Candidates Tournament.[26] Gukesh had placed second in the Circuit, but Fabiano Caruana, the winner, had already qualified through the World Cup.[27] He became the third youngest player to play in a Candidates tournament, behind Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen.[28] [29]

2024: Candidates winner

In January 2024, Gukesh participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024. He scored 8.5/13 to finish in a 4-way tie for first place. In the twelfth round, 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.[30]

In April 2024, Gukesh participated in the 2024 Candidates Tournament.[31] Gukesh won games against R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi playing as black, Alireza Firouzja playing as white, and Nijat Abasov playing as both black and white.[32] His only loss was his game with black against Firouzja. This gave him five wins, one loss and eight 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[33] and will be the youngest player to ever play in a World Chess Championship match.

Awards

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-03-22 . The Youngest Chess Grandmasters In History . 2024-04-22 . Chess.com. en-US.
  2. Web site: Levin (AnthonyLevin) . Anthony . 2024-04-21 . Gukesh Youngest Ever To Win Candidates Tournament, Tan Wins Women's By 1.5 Points . 2024-04-22 . Chess.com . en-US.
  3. News: 2024-04-22 . Candidates Chess: Gukesh becomes youngest winner, to challenge for world title . 2024-04-22 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  4. Web site: 2024-04-22 . Who Is D Gukesh, The Indian Chess Prodigy Now Up Against Reigning World Champion Ding Liren . 2024-04-22 . Times Now . en . Born in May 2006 in Chennai to a Telugu family, Gukesh took to chess at the age of seven..
  5. Web site: 2024-04-22 . Chennai teen D Gukesh goes down in chess folklore with historic victory, 2nd Indian after legend Anand to win Candidates . 2024-04-22 . Hindustan Times . en . The teen sensation was born on May 29 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is from a Telugu-speaking family, who hail from the Godavari delta region of Andhra Pradesh..
  6. Web site: Prasad RS . 2019-01-16 . My achievement hasn't yet sunk in: Gukesh . 2019-03-18 . The Times of India.
  7. Web site: Lokpria Vasudevan . 2019-01-17 . D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster . India Today . 2019-03-18.
  8. Web site: 2018-12-09 . Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018 . Chennai Plus . 2019-03-18 . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090711/http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ . dead .
  9. Web site: 22 April 2024 . How Gukesh Became A Chess Prodigy . .
  10. News: Shubham Kumthekar . Priyadarshan Banjan . 2018 . Gukesh D: The story behind a budding talent . IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament . 2018-12-09 . 16 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416062735/http://www.iiflwmumbaichess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:gukesh%20d-the-story-behind-a-budding-talent&catid=8:news-event&Itemid=130 . dead .
  11. News: 2018-11-16 . Chess: India Gukesh, Savitha Shri bag gold medals in U-12 World Cadets Championship . scroll.in . 2018-12-09.
  12. News: Prasad RS . 2018-03-13 . Gukesh wins 5 gold medals in Asian Youth Chess Championship . The Times of India . 2018-12-09.
  13. News: Prasad RS . 2018-03-13 . Gukesh making all the right moves . The Times of India . 2018-12-09.
  14. News: Shah . Sagar . 2019-01-15 . Gukesh becomes second youngest GM in history . Chess News . ChessBase . 2019-01-15.
  15. News: Shah . Sagar . 2018-12-09 . Gukesh with 2 GM norms and 2490 Elo is on the verge of becoming world's youngest GM . ChessBase India . 2018-12-09.
  16. Web site: Hartmann . John . 30 June 2021 . GM Abhimanyu Mishra is the Youngest GM in History! . 2024-04-23 . US Chess.org . en.
  17. Web site: Barden . Leonard . Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title . theguardian.com . The Guardian . 16 July 2024.
  18. News: Rao. Rakesh. 14 June 2021. Gritty Gukesh wins Gelfand Challenge. The Hindu. 18 June 2021.
  19. https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46616543/chart Gukesh D, Rating Progress Chart, FIDE
  20. Web site: Biel: Gukesh becomes third-youngest player to cross the 2700 mark. July 17, 2022. en.chessbase.com.
  21. Web site: Gukesh D vs. Carlsen, Magnus Aimchess Rapid Prelims 2022 . 2022-10-16 . chess24.com . en.
  22. https://www.chess.com/news/view/gukesh-youngest-player-to-break-2750 Gukesh Breaks Record: Youngest Player To Cross 2750 Rating
  23. Web site: 2023-08-16 . 2023 Chess WC Q/Fs: Pragg takes Erigaisi to tie-breaks; Gukesh, Vidit out . 2023-08-16 . ESPN.com . en.
  24. Web site: 37 years - How the world changed as Anand stayed constant on top of Indian chess. September 1, 2023. ESPN. Anirudh. Menon.
  25. Web site: Gukesh Ends Anand's 37-Year Reign As India's Official Number 1. September 1, 2023. Chess.com. Leon. Watson.
  26. Web site: 2023-12-30 . Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot . 2024-01-15 . Hindustan Times . en.
  27. Web site: FIDE World Championship Cycle . 2024-01-15 . International Chess Federation (FIDE) . en.
  28. https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/gukesh-confirms-his-candidates-spot-101703957927677.html Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot
  29. https://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-tournament-2024-poll Who will win the 2024 Candidates Tournament?
  30. Web site: Rao . Rakesh . 2024-01-29 . TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger . 2024-01-31 . Sportstar . en.
  31. https://www.chess.com/blog/CoffeeandChess007/magnus-predictions-performance-of-candidates Magnus Predictions
  32. https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-14 Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points
  33. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2024-04-22 . Gukesh emerges as youngest Candidates winner, becomes second Indian to qualify for classical World Championship final . 2024-04-22 . Sportstar . en.
  34. News: Gukesh won the "Player of the Year" and "Best Young Achievers Male" awards. chessarena.com.

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