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Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title
- 17-year-old will play defending champion Ding Liren for title
- Tan Zhongyi and Ju Wenjun will compete for women’s title
Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day of the event in Toronto on Sunday.
The 17-year-old grandmaster effectively wrapped up victory in the tournament after American Fabiano Caruana blundered a winning position against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be held to a draw.
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