Gukesh Dommaraju has been under scrutiny like never before ever since he became the youngest world champion in the history of chess a little over a year ago. And while the teen Grandmaster had an extraordinary run in 2024 in which he also became the youngest champion in Candidates history and starred in India’s historic Chess Olympiad campaign, Gukesh’s form has taken a major hit over the course of the last one year.
His loss of form has only served to reinforce the belief that while Gukesh may have won the Fide World Championship fair and square by defeating Chinese GM Ding Liren in Singapore in December 2024, he isn’t the world champion in the true sense. Russian legend Garry Kasparov is among those who believe that it will remain the case till the time world No 1 Magnus Carlsen’s domination of the sport remains unchallenged.
His loss of form has only served to reinforce the belief that while Gukesh may have won the Fide World Championship fair and square by defeating Chinese GM Ding Liren in Singapore in December 2024, he isn’t the world champion in the true sense. Russian legend Garry Kasparov is among those who believe that it will remain the case till the time world No 1 Magnus Carlsen’s domination of the sport remains unchallenged.
