CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father, Rajnikanth, is an ear, nose and throat surgeon, and his mother, Padma, is a microbiologist. He learned to play chess at the age of seven. He studies in Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dommaraju Gukesh has already experienced quite a few highs and lows. He became India’s youngest Grandmaster but missed becoming the world’s youngest GM by just 17 days. He won gold at the Chess Olympiad this year and was on an 8/8 streak before throwing away a crucial game. And he’s just 16.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meet Indian teenage chess star Dommaraju Gukesh, who on Monday, became the youngest chess player ever to beat Magnus Carlsen as World Chess Champion. Gukesh was critical of his play after he defeated Carlsen in the 9th round of the Aimchess Rapid, the 8th event on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mishra grew up in New Jersey and has been playing chess since he was 7. After being the youngest international master in the world, he earned the coveted grandmaster title Wednesday by beating Leon Mendonca, 15, a grandmaster from India, in the ninth round of a match at the Vezerkepzo GM Mix tournament in Hungary.