Gukesh: On the very first day of

On the very first day of the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, held at the Saint Louis, in Missouri, USA, world champion D. Gukesh secured a sole lead with 4 out of 6 points. The 19-year-old Indian chess grandmaster in the inaugural game won against world number two Hikaru Nakamura after ... 18-year-old Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju has become the 18th undisputed world champion after Chinese GM Ding Liren (32) collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. The FIDE World Cup in Goa is Gukesh 's first event at home in India since becoming world champion last year. D Gukesh leads Clutch Chess Champions Showdown after Day 1, ahead of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana.