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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to a [[~~Telugu~~ language\|~~Telugu~~]]-speaking family.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=46616543&title=IM&pb=52 "Title Applications. 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, July 8-11, Bucharest, ROU"]. FIDE.</ref> His father, Rajnikanth, is an [[Otorhinolaryngology\|ear, nose and throat]] surgeon; and his mother, Padma, is a microbiologist.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Prasad RS \|date=2019-01-16 \|title=My achievement hasn't yet sunk in: Gukesh \|website=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/my-achievement-hasnt-yet-sunk-in-gukesh/articleshow/67562543.cms \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He learnt chess at the age of seven.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Lokpria Vasudevan \|date=2019-01-17 \|title=D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster \|website=India Today \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/d-gukesh-grit-and-determination-personify-india-s-youngest-grandmaster-1433361-2019-01-17 \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He studies in Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2018-12-09 \|title=Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018 \|website=Chennai Plus\|url=http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>		Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to a [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-speaking family.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=46616543&title=IM&pb=52 "Title Applications. 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, July 8-11, Bucharest, ROU"]. FIDE.</ref> His father, Rajnikanth, is an [[Otorhinolaryngology\|ear, nose and throat]] surgeon; and his mother, Padma, is a microbiologist.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Prasad RS \|date=2019-01-16 \|title=My achievement hasn't yet sunk in: Gukesh \|website=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/my-achievement-hasnt-yet-sunk-in-gukesh/articleshow/67562543.cms \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He learnt chess at the age of seven.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Lokpria Vasudevan \|date=2019-01-17 \|title=D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster \|website=India Today \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/d-gukesh-grit-and-determination-personify-india-s-youngest-grandmaster-1433361-2019-01-17 \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He studies in Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2018-12-09 \|title=Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018 \|website=Chennai Plus\|url=http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ \|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

>RandomEditorAAA: I don't think there is a need for a citation, because if he is the 3rd youngest grandmaster ever, and we know sergey kajarkin isn't from india, and neither is abhimanyu mishra, that means he is the youngest grandmaster from india

2021-06-30T19:35:54Z

I don't think there is a need for a citation, because if he is the 3rd youngest grandmaster ever, and we know sergey kajarkin isn't from india, and neither is abhimanyu mishra, that means he is the youngest grandmaster from india

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{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox chess player
|name = Gukesh D
|image = Gukesh,D 2019 Karlsruhe.jpg
|caption = Gukesh D, Karlsruhe 2019
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|05|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|title =[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2019)
|rating =
|peakrating = 2578 (April 2021)
|FideID = 46616543
}}
'''Dommaraju Gukesh''' (born 29 May 2006), commonly known as '''Gukesh D''', is an [[India]]n [[chess]] player. He is the [[Chess_prodigy#List of youngest grandmasters|third-youngest person in history]] to qualify for the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], which [[FIDE]] awarded him in March 2019.<ref>[http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11485-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-2019-1st-quarter-pb-in-astana-kazakhstan.html "List of titles approved by the 2019 1st quarter PB in Astana, Kazakhstan"]. FIDE. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-25.</ref>

==Early life==
Gukesh was born on 29 May 2006 in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking family.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=46616543&title=IM&pb=52 "Title Applications. 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, July 8-11, Bucharest, ROU"]. FIDE.</ref> His father, Rajnikanth, is an [[Otorhinolaryngology|ear, nose and throat]] surgeon; and his mother, Padma, is a microbiologist.<ref>{{cite web |author=Prasad RS |date=2019-01-16 |title=My achievement hasn't yet sunk in: Gukesh |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/my-achievement-hasnt-yet-sunk-in-gukesh/articleshow/67562543.cms |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He learnt chess at the age of seven.<ref>{{cite web |author=Lokpria Vasudevan |date=2019-01-17 |title=D Gukesh: Grit and determination personify India's youngest Grandmaster |website=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/d-gukesh-grit-and-determination-personify-india-s-youngest-grandmaster-1433361-2019-01-17 |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He studies in Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-12-09 |title=Velammal students win gold at World Cadet Chess championship 2018 |website=Chennai Plus|url=http://chennaiplus.in/velammal-students-win-gold-at-world-cadet-chess-championship-2018/ |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

==Career==
Gukesh won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015<ref>{{cite news |author1=Shubham Kumthekar |author2=Priyadarshan Banjan |date=2018 |title=Gukesh D: The story behind a budding talent |website=IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament |url=http://www.iiflwmumbaichess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:gukesh%20d-the-story-behind-a-budding-talent&catid=8:news-event&Itemid=130 |accessdate=2018-12-09}}</ref> and the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]s in 2018 in the Under 12 category.<ref>{{cite news |date=2018-11-16 |title=Chess: India's Gukesh, Savitha Shri bag gold medals in U-12 World Cadets Championship |website=scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/field/902419/chess-indias-gukesh-savitha-shri-bag-gold-medals-in-u-12-world-cadets-championship |accessdate=2018-12-09}}</ref> He also won five gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championships, in the U-12 individual rapid and blitz, U-12 team rapid and blitz, and the U-12 individual classical formats.<ref>{{cite news |author=Prasad RS |date=2018-03-13 |title=Gukesh wins 5 gold medals in Asian Youth Chess Championship |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-wins-5-gold-medals-in-asian-youth-chess-championship/articleshow/63687428.cms |accessdate=2018-12-09}}</ref> He completed the requirements for the title of [[International Master]] in March 2018 at the 34th [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Prasad RS |date=2018-03-13 |title=Gukesh making all the right moves |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/gukesh-making-all-the-right-moves/articleshow/63289164.cms |accessdate=2018-12-09}}</ref>

Gukesh almost surpassed [[Sergey Karjakin]] as the youngest grandmaster ever,<ref>{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Sagar |date=2018-12-09 |title=Gukesh with 2 GM norms and 2490 Elo is on the verge of becoming world's youngest GM |publisher=ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Gukesh-2nd-GM-norm |accessdate=2018-12-09}}</ref> but missed the record by 17 days. He became the second-youngest grandmaster in history on 15 January 2019, at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Sagar |date=2019-01-15 |title=Gukesh becomes second youngest GM in history |website=Chess News |publisher=ChessBase |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gukesh-becomes-second-youngest-gm-in-history |accessdate=2019-01-15}}</ref> However, he is India's youngest as of 2021. He won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, Gelfand Challenge in June 2021 scoring 14 out of 19 points.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rao|first=Rakesh|date=14 June 2021|title=Gritty Gukesh wins Gelfand Challenge|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/gritty-gukesh-wins-gelfand-challenge/article34815917.ece|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Fide}}
*[http://www.365chess.com/players/Gukesh_D Gukesh D] chess games at 365Chess.com
*{{chessgames player|id=158070}}

{{Indian grandmasters}}

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[[Category:Chess grandmasters]]
[[Category:Indian chess players]]
[[Category:World Youth Chess Champions]]

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>RandomEditorAAA: I don't think there is a need for a citation, because if he is the 3rd youngest grandmaster ever, and we know sergey kajarkin isn't from india, and neither is abhimanyu mishra, that means he is the youngest grandmaster from india