Who among the following is India's youngest ever Grandmaster in chess sport?
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Gukesh D
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Gukesh D is India's youngest ever grandmaster in chess sport.
- He replaced R.Praggnanandhaa who was earlier deemed to be the youngest ever grandmaster of India.
- He achieved the feat at the Delhi International chess event at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days.
- He is also said to be the second youngest person ever to achieve this in the world.
- He also won other events such as Asian school chess championship, Asian youth chess championship and others.
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Gukesh D. is India's youngest ever Grandmaster in chess sport.
- The full name of Gukesh D is Dommaraju Gukesh. He was born on 29th May 2006 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- He is an Indian chess player and the youngest person to qualify for the Grand Master title.
- He was born to Rajanikath and Padma. His father is working as an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist and his mother is a microbiologist.
- In 2015, He won the Under-9 section of the Asian School Chess Championship. In 2018, He won the World Youth Chess Championship under 12 category.
- He won 5 gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championships.
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