Teen chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world champion: “I did not really expect to win”

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China’s Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by Russia’s Garry Kasparov, who won the title at age 22, after clinching a dramatic endgame in Singapore to be crowned champion. Dommaraju burst into

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