Gukesh D is an Indian chess player, known for winning the individual gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in August 2022. His strong performance led the Indian team to a bronze medal in the Olympic Games. A chess prodigy, he became the third youngest person in history to win the title of FIDE Grandmaster in March 2019.
Wiki/Biography
Dommaraju Gukesh was born on Monday, May 29, 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (16 years old as of 2022). He studied at Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam School in Chennai.Gukesh started playing chess at the age of seven
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Gukesh’s father, Rajnikanth, is an otolaryngologist.
Father of Gukesh D.
His mother’s name is Padma and she is a microbiologist.
Gurkesh D and his mother
Profession
As of August 2022, his FIDE rating is 2699. In 2015, he won the Asian Schools Chess Championship in the under-9 category. In 2017, he participated in the 31st National U-11 Open Chess Championship held in Pune and won the Under-11 category championship.
Gukesh D wins the 2017 National Championship
In 2018, he participated in the Under-12 World Junior Chess Championship held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain and won the championship.
Gukesh D poses after winning the 2018 World Youth Chess Championship
In March 2018, he won the title of International Master at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. He won five gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championships in U-12 Individual Rapid and Blitz, U-12 Team Rapid and Blitz, and U-12 Individual Classic.
Gukesh D wins five medals at Asian Youth Chess Championship 2018
In 2019, he became the second youngest grandmaster in history at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days. However, when American chess player Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest player ever to win the title of Grandmaster on June 30, 2021, Gukesh D ) became the third youngest grandmaster in history. In June 2021, he won the Gelfand Challenge on the Julius Baer Challenger Chess Tour. In 2022, he won an individual gold medal at the Chess Olympiad. He led the Indian team to win the bronze medal with a strong performance of eight consecutive wins in the first eight rounds, but suffered a heavy defeat to the Uzbek team led by Abdulsatorov in the tenth round.
Favorites
- Chess players: Bobby Fischer, Viswanathan Anand
Facts/Trivia
- He was trained under Vishnu Prasanna.
- His mother said in an interview that Gukesh would throw tantrums during meals at home, but during games he ate whatever he wanted. In interviews, his mother spoke of his passion for chess, saying:
His fascination with chess began at a young age. This passion only grows over time, but not at the expense of other interests. He also follows and plays cricket, reads books (mainly biographies of athletes), plays badminton and table tennis, and spends his free time partying with friends and family. “
- He said in an interview that his father was his biggest supporter as he quit his job as a doctor to accompany Gukesh in competitions. His father spoke about the incident in an interview and said:
It was quite difficult to deal with my career and his career. I retreated to the back seat to support my son. My wife goes to work. It’s very tough, but when you get these results, we’re happy for all the sacrifices we made for him. “
- According to his father, Gukesh followed R Praggnanandhaa’s playing style in the initial days of his career.
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