Gukesh Dommaraju was born to Dr. Rajnikanth and Dr.Padma on 29th May 2006 in Chenna Tamilnadu, India.
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.
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.
He defeated Alireza Firouzja of France to acheive the third youngest Grandmaster title
After Vishwanath Anand, Gukesh is only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament.
Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian origin and chess prodigy,of New Jersey, is the second Youngest Grandmaster in the World’
He broke former world champion Garry Kasparov's record set 40 years ago.
At the end of the year 2024, Gukesh D will challenge the current world champion Ding Liren of China.
The Grandmaster arrives at Chennai airport and greeted by his mother Dr. Padma and thousands of fans and schoolmates
The grandmaster;s net worth is around 1.5 Million USD which is equivalent to INR 12..51Cr.