18-year-old guy became the youngest world chess champion (2 photos + 1 video)
18-year-old Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest ever world chess champion. He turned 18 in May. Dommaraju defeated the reigning champion from China. 
18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju from India has become the youngest world chess champion in history — he broke the record of Soviet chess player Garry Kasparov, who won this title at the age of 22. In the final, the guy defeated Chinese chess player Ding Liren with a score of 7.5:6.5. Their match lasted from November 25 to December 12 and ended after the 58th move.
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After the victory, the guy could not contain his emotions. Later, he said that ten years ago he made a wish to become a world chess champion. At that time, his family was having a hard time finding money for his sports hobby. 
