D Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion 2024

World Chess Championship 2024 :-

Indian Grand Master D. Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion at the age of 18.
He is the second Indian to win this title after Viswanathan Anand (5-time World Chess Champion).
He became the third Asian to win the World Championship, after Anand, and Ding Liren from China.
The championship was held in Singapore, from November 25 to December 12, 2024.
The final match was played between reigning champion Ding Liren (China) and D. Gukesh (India).
The event is organized by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs)
The championship consisted of 14 classical games with tiebreaks scheduled if necessary.
Gukesh won the match 7½–6½ after 14 games.
He surpassed a league of chess icons in Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik to become the youngest world champion.

The World Chess Championship began as a contest between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort in 1886
Steinitz emerged as the first official World Chess Champion.

Birth: Born on May 29, 2006, in Chennai, India.
Grandmaster Title: Achieved at age 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, making him the third-youngest Grandmaster.

Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion (18 years old).
Youngest to reach a chess rating of 2750.
Winner of one team and two individual gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad (2024).
Bronze medal in team events at the Asian Games 2024.

Emanuel Lasker (1894–1921): Held the title for a record 27 years.
Jose Raul Capablanca (1921–1927): Known for his natural and effortless style.
Bobby Fischer (1972–1975): The first American to win the title
Garry Kasparov defeated Karpov in 1985. Kasparov remained champion until 2000.
Magnus Carlsen won the title in 2013 and defended it successfully five times.
Ding Liren became the first Chinese World Chess Champion by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2023.

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