Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title

• 17-year-old will play defending champion Ding Liren for title
• Tan Zhongyi and Ju Wenjun will compete for women’s title

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day of the event in Toronto on Sunday.

The 17-year-old grandmaster effectively wrapped up victory in the tournament after American Fabiano Caruana blundered a winning position against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be held to a draw.

Continue reading...