My Photos with Five World Chess Champions
In early October, at the newly-renovated Saint Louis Chess Club, two former World Chess Champions participated in the first Clutch Chess: The Legends. They played Chess960, a variant where the pieces on the back rank are scrambled, in the same way, for White and Black. For example, White’s queen might begin on a1, and Black’s queen might begin on a8. GM Garry Kasparov defeated GM Viswanathan Anand in a three-day showdown that captivated fans around the world. More 🡢
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 2006) is an Indian chess Grandmaster who became the second-youngest Grandmaster in history in 2019 at the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days. He has won several youth championships and continues to be a rising star in the chess world.