From Boy to Man to Challenger: The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh D

*** THE NEW WORLD CHESS CHAMPION *** On 12 December 2024 Gukesh D became the 18th World Chess Champion, defeating Ding Liren by a score of 7.5–6.5. This made him the youngest undisputed world chess champion in history and the second Indian to hold the title after Vishy Anand. This book, published just a few months before his amazing world title victory, covers his 70 most exciting games up to and including the 2024 Candidates Tournament. ************************************* Gukesh Dommaraju became the challenger for the 2024 World Chess Championship when the then 17 year old won the Candidates Tournament in Toronto earlier that year, ahead of favourites including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi. A year earlier Gukesh wasn't so well known in the West, even though the chess prodigy had been consistently breaking records: *Gukesh was the second-youngest Grandmaster in chess history, missing being the youngest-ever by only 17 days. *He was the fourth-youngest player to shatter the stratospheric 2700 rating barrier.