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Brave, resourceful and young: At only 18, Gukesh Dommaraju rules the world
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Up on the Fort Siloso Skywalk, world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju poses with his trophy.
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“Zero minutes.”
In the middle of a crowded minibus, on the way to a photoshoot, the new world champion of 64 squares wears a gentle smile as he says these words. It’s Friday morning and Gukesh Dommaraju’s grandparents have arrived from India, his uncle, his aunt, and as he points them out to The Straits Times he talks about Thursday night.
