17-year-old Gukesh D becomes India's number one chess player, overtakes Viswanathan Anand:

17-year-old Gukesh D becomes India's number one chess player, overtakes Viswanathan Anand:

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Category : Sports Published on: August 05 2023

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  • India's 17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh D has become India's number one chess player.
  • He has overtaken Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh's current live rating in Classic chess is 2755.9, while Anand's is 2754.0.
  • This comes after Gukesh D qualified for the third round of FIDE World Cup by defeating Azerbaijani Grandmaster Misratdin Iskandarov.
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