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World chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju signals India’s rise to the top
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Indian school students congratulate the world's youngest chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju, in Chennai, on Dec 13.
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Devangshu Datta
It was pandemonium on the Chessbase India livestream on Dec 12 as the final stages of the Fide World Championship were playing out.
There was a roar in the Mumbai Habitat Studio, and the YouTube and Twitch TV chat exploded as 140,000 fans realised Gukesh Dommaraju was winning. There was even a muted roar in the playing venue as defending champion Ding Liren resigned. Chessbase India CEO Sagar Shah said: “We’ll have to refund the tickets we’ve sold for the tiebreaks!”
