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A 17-year-old from India will become the youngest player to challenge for the World Chess Championship crown.
Gukesh Dommaraju will face reigning champion Ding Liren from China for a piece of history later this year.
This comes after he became the youngest player to win the prestigious Candidates Tournament in Canada.
“I’m just so relieved, so happy following this crazy game,” Gukesh said after his triumph.
A grandmaster since he was 12, Gukesh is now set to be the “youngest World Chess Championship challenger in history”, the International Chess Federation said.
He became India’s youngest grandmaster when he was just 12 years, seven months, and 17 days old, but he missed being the world’s youngest by 17 days.
“India is exceptionally proud of Gukesh,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X.
