Gukesh D (29.05.2006)

gukesh-dIndian chess Grandmaster (2019) is born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He became the second-youngest grandmaster in history on January 15, 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days.

World Youth Chess Champion – U12 (2018).

Best results: Asian School Chess Championships in 2015 – U9, 1st; Indian Chess Championship 2017 – U11, 1st; World Youth Chess Championships 2018 – U12, 1st; Asian Youth Chess Championship 2018 – U12, 1st classical individual, 1st rapid and blitz individual and 1st team rapid and blitz); 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2018, 3rd; GM Round Robin “Orbis-2 2018” in Paracin, 1st; 9th HDBank international cup 2019 – Masters category, 2nd-5th; GRENKE Chess Open 2019 A-Open, 5th.

Peak rating: 2543 in June 2019