Gukesh D Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Chess player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/05/2006
Age	18 years
Birthplace	Chennai

Bio/Wiki

Birth name	Dommaraju Gukesh

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Velammal Vidyalaya, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Gemini

Family

Father	Rajnikanth (ENT surgeon)
Mother	Padma (microbiologist)

Career

FIDE rating	2699 (August 2022)
Title	Grandmaster
Medals/Trophies	Won in the U-9 category of the Asian School Chess Championships (2015) in Singapore Won the 31st National U-11 Open Chess Championship (2017) in Pune, Maharashtra Won in the U-12 category at the World Cadets Chess Championship (2018) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain Won five gold medals in U-12 individual rapid and blitz, U-12 team rapid and blitz, and the U-12 individual classical formats at the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2018 Won the Gelfand Challenge in Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour in June 2021 Individual gold medal at the Chess Olympiad (2022)
Note	At Chess Olympiad (2022), his efforts led the Indian team to win the bronze medal following a strong performance with eight consecutive wins in the first eight rounds. However, he blundered a loss in the 10th round to the Uzbek team led by Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
Coach/Mentor	Vishnu Prasanna

Favourites

Chess player(s)	Bobby Fischer, Viswanathan Anand
Actor	Vijay Sethupathi

Some Lesser Known Facts

Gukesh D is an accomplished Indian chess grandmaster.
He began his chess journey at the age of seven in 2013.
His passion for chess ignited at a tender age.
Apart from chess, he enjoys cricket, reading, badminton, and table tennis.
During travels for competitions, he adapts his eating habits, unlike at home.
At just 16, he became the youngest player to defeat world champion Magnus Carlsen.
At a remarkable age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, he achieved the title of International Master at Cappelle-la-Grande Open.