The era of India's GM Gukesh Dommaraju as chess world champion has begun, after an incredibly hard-fought 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore suddenly ended when the Chinese reigning champion GM Ding Liren blundered in the final classical game. We take a look at some of the conclusions we can draw from an event that may prove to be a turning point in chess history.

Gukesh Is The 18th World Chess Champion At 18

When most of the details of the match in Singapore have been forgotten, the bare facts will remain: Gukesh is only the 18th player to have become the undisputed chess champion of the world. And he did it at the age of just 18.