India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren.

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday after beating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.

India's Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest chess world champion at age 18 on Thursday, with the help of a huge mistake by title holder Ding Liren of China. Gukesh won the final in Singapore 7.5-6.5 to become the second world champion from India,