Updated on: 13 December, 2024 05:45 PM IST |Chandu Shree

D. Gukesh, the young chess prodigy from Chennai, has had an impressive career with several major wins

2015: Winner of the Under-9 Chess Championship

2018: Five gold medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championship

2022: Youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen and achieve a FIDE rating of 2700

2023: Became the youngest player to reach a FIDE rating of 2750

2024: Won the World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest ever to do so