### [2024-12-12](/feed/2024/12/12/index.md)

##### World Chess Championship 2024
# Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship 7½-6½, becoming the youngest ever chess champion at the age of 18 years. 




### Sources:

1. [Sportstar](https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-chess-championship-d-gukesh-youngest-champion-age-record-garry-kasparov/article68977321.ece)

### Changes:

1. Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest ever chess champion at the age of 18 years.  _2024-12-13 06:35:11 (First version)_
1. Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship 7½-6½, becoming the youngest ever chess champion at the age of 18 years.  _(Current version)_

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