Gukesh Dommaraju

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.

INTERREGNUM: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess

Overlooking Chess’s Past While Chronicling Its Present

Five of the first six chapters of INTERREGNUM: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess (Pegasus Books – April 21st, 2026) track players’ paths to, and results in, the 2024 Candidates Tournament in Toronto. Since author Jordan Himelfarb is a managing editor of the Toronto Star, one of North America’s largest newspapers, he is well positioned to report on that tournament. More 🡢
Alexey Root and Magnus Carlsen, October 10, 2024

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

Chess Under Pressure: New Year’s Resolutions

During a game, a chess player may daydream about what a good result will bring. Ironically, daydreaming takes them away from that good result. Here are two New Year’s Resolutions to deal with pressures felt during chess games. More 🡢
Hikaru Nakamura

World Cup 2023: Are the favorites winning?

The FIDE World Cup 2023 takes place from July 29 to August 25, 2023, in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Open section, 206 players were eligible to take part and 103 were invited to the Women’s section. More 🡢