With a dramatic victory Thursday in a deciding match, 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest person to be crowned chess’s world champion. Dommaraju broke a record set by Russia’s ...

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has made chess history by becoming the youngest world champion after his surprise win over the defending champion, China's Ding Liren, on Thursday in Singapore.

Dommaraju, 18, secured 7.5 points against 6.5 of his Chinese rival in the contest, surpassing the achievement of Russia’s Garry Kasparov who won the title at the age of 22. The Indian teen ...

Dommaraju lost the first game, leveled in Game 3, took the lead in Game 11, and faced a setback when Ding equalized in Game 12. The decisive Game 14 appeared headed for a draw until Ding’s ...