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WCC 2024 Round 14: Gukesh Becomes the Youngest World Champion in History

The new king of classical!!!
GUKESHHH!!!!!

The new king of classical!!! GUKESHHH!!!!!
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@finday said in #33:

False information in the title.
he is a World Champion, yes. But not the youngest.
Ponomariov is.
No, Ruslan Ponomariov is a Fide World Champion, while Gukesh is a classical world champion. There is a difference.
While Ruslan might be the youngest FIDE world champion, Gukesh is the youngest classical world champion. Ponomariov won a separate FIDE world title in a knockout tournament in 2002 at a slightly younger age, but not by beating the reigning champion in a match.

@finday said in #33: > False information in the title. > he is a World Champion, yes. But not the youngest. > Ponomariov is. No, Ruslan Ponomariov is a Fide World Champion, while Gukesh is a classical world champion. There is a difference. While Ruslan might be the youngest FIDE world champion, Gukesh is the youngest classical world champion. Ponomariov won a separate FIDE world title in a knockout tournament in 2002 at a slightly younger age, but not by beating the reigning champion in a match.