Chess is a board game that has gained popularity around the globe. It is estimated that more than half a billion adults play it regularly. It has also become the trend that the highest title in professional chess, the Grand Master, is clinched by teenagers at an ever-decreasing age. The Indian wonderkid, Gukesh Dommaraju, stunned the world by beating defending champion Ding Liren in Singapore on December 12, 2024, with a score of 71/2 vs. 61/2, making him the youngest ever Chess World Champion at the age of 18!