India’s very own D Gukesh outplayed China’s Ding Liren in the 14th round to win the World Chess Championship 2024 title in Singapore on Thursday. Gukesh managed to seal the requisite 7.5 points against 6.5 of Liren after securing victory in the last classical time control game of the 14-game match that looked like a draw. On the back of this feat, the 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion, surpassing the previous record of Garry Kasparov.


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Gukesh started the championship on the back foot as he sustained a loss in the opening round but then the Indian grandmaster made a brilliant comeback to level the final in the third round. Earlier, Gukesh made it to the World Championship after winning the Candidates tournament earlier this year. 



"It's the best day of my life," Gukesh said after the win.  The young chess player has been in the dream form of his career as earlier he guided India to a historic gold in the Chess Olympiad earlier this year.




List Of Youngest World Chess Champions


D Gukesh - 18 years 8 months 14 day - December 12, 2024


Garry Kasparov - 22 years 6 months 27 days - November 9, 1985


Magnus Carlsen - 22 years 11 months 24 days - November 23, 2013


Mikhail Tal - 23 years 5 months 28 days - May 7, 1960


Anatoly Karpov - 23 years 10 months 11 days - April 3, 1975


Vladimir Kramnik - 25 years 4 months 10 days - November 4, 2000


Emanuel Lasker - 25 years 5 months 2 days - May 26, 1894