India's Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, became the youngest world chess champion in history by defeating China's Ding Liren in Singapore. Dommaraju, the second Indian to win the title, earned a US$2.5 million cash prize.
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00:00India's Gukesh Damaraju has become the youngest world chess champion in history after defeating
00:06China's Ding Liren in Singapore on Thursday. The closely contested match saw 18-year-old
00:12Damaraju unseat Ding, who was last year's champion. The championship title comes with
00:17a US$2.5 million cash prize. Damaraju is the second Indian in history to secure the title.