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Bookmark or Share- List of World Chess Championships - WikipediaEmanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
- Indian teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest chess world champion ...NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest chess world champion Thursday after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final match of their series 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 ...
- Teen chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world champion: "I ...Indian teen chess prodigy could become world champ 00:50. India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final ...
- FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024The FIDE World Championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from Asia, the reigning World Champion, China’s Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh from India competing for the title and a prize fund of US$2.5 million.
- World Chess Championship - WikipediaThe current world champion is Gukesh Dommaraju, who defeated Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship. The first event recognized as a world championship was the 1886 match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, which was won by Steinitz, who became the first world champion.
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