New world chess champion is 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju from India

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore.

New world chess champion is 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju from India
A bearded South Asian man in a blazer smiles as a woman beside him holds up a phone to take a selfie of the two of them.

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore.