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Gukesh Dommaraju was born to Dr. Rajnikanth and Dr.Padma on 29th May 2006 in Chenna Tamilnadu, India.

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He was introduced to chess and at the age of 7 in school and became a FIDE rated player within 6 months of learning the game of chess.

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Gukesh D, the17-year-old Indian grandmaster, made history on Sunday the 21st April 2024 by winning the Candidates Tournament in Toronto, held to select the challenger for the World Chess Championship.

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He defeated Alireza Firouzja of France to acheive the third youngest Grandmaster title

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After Vishwanath Anand, Gukesh is only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament.

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Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian origin and chess prodigy,of New Jersey, is the second Youngest Grandmaster in the World’

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He broke former world champion Garry Kasparov's record set 40 years ago.

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At the end of the year 2024, Gukesh D will challenge the current world champion Ding Liren of China.

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The Grandmaster arrives at Chennai airport and greeted by his mother Dr. Padma and thousands of fans and schoolmates

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The grandmaster;s net worth is around 1.5 Million USD which is equivalent to INR 12..51Cr.

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