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A jubilant Gukesh Dommaraju following
his victory (Photo: the Times of India)
A jubilant Gukesh Dommaraju following his victory (Photo: the Times of India)

India celebrates Gukesh Dommaraju

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, of India, captured the undisputed World Championship Chess Crown by beating Chinese world champion Ding Liren two Thursdays ago 7.5 to 6.5 in Singapore as was reported in the Chess Column last Sunday.

 World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju
(Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com)
World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju (Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com)

Gukesh Dommaraju is the new World Chess Champion

The world has a new chess champion. Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, on Thursday became the youngest person to attain this goal when he won the last game of the 14-game match, taking the title for India.

Five tournament-size chess sets were recently donated to the East Ruimveldt Secondary School through the Guyana Chess Federation by “the Friends of Guyana Chess” of the USA. Presenting the sets on behalf of the GCF was Shiv Nandalall. Headmistress of the school Katheryn Fraser noted that the introduction of the game would greatly benefit students.
Five tournament-size chess sets were recently donated to the East Ruimveldt Secondary School through the Guyana Chess Federation by “the Friends of Guyana Chess” of the USA. Presenting the sets on behalf of the GCF was Shiv Nandalall. Headmistress of the school Katheryn Fraser noted that the introduction of the game would greatly benefit students.

Level head necessary in competitive chess

At the conclusion of round nine of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship on Thursday, the players were tied at 4.5-4 .5 in the 14-game encounter.

The Guyana Chess Federation
presents the President’s Cup Chess Tournament today at State House starting at 09:30 hrs. It’s a
seven-round,
15-minute plus five-second increment
tournament. The categories are an Open and Female

Stakes high at World Chess Championship

Scores were tied after the first three games of the FIDE 2024 World Championship Tournament between challenger Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, a rising chess star from India and champion Ding Liren of China.

Students of St Ignatius Primary School, Lethem, observing a game of chess being played with one of the new chess sets donated by the Guyana Chess Federation

Chess stimulating students at St Ignatius Primary

The ‘Overseas Friends of Guyana’s Chess from the USA donated a total of five tournament size chess sets to the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in June, which were subsequently presented to the St Ignatius Primary School, Lethem in Region Nine through the Allied Arts Division, Ministry of Education.

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