Indian teenager Donnarumma Gukesh becomes the youngest ever player to beat Magnus Carlsen as world champion

Indian teenager Donnarumma Gukesh becomes the youngest ever player to beat Magnus Carlsen as world champion

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Category : Sports Published on: October 19 2022

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  • Indian teenager Donnarumma Gukesh has become the youngest player ever to defeat Magnus Carlsen since the Norwegian became world champion almost a decade ago.
  • Aged 16 years, four months and 20 days old, Gukesh broke the previous record held by his compatriot Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who defeated the world champion in February when he was 16 years six months and 10 days old.
  • It was Carlsen’s second defeat in two days to one of India’s teenage grandmasters at the Aimchess Rapid, after he lost to 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi.
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