Top juniors in 2022: Gukesh

The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. Second in line is Dommaraju Gukesh, who has yet to turn 17 years old. For him, 2022 was a breakthrough year, as he became the third-youngest player in history to cross the 2700-rating mark, only to outdo himself a month later by winning eight games in a row at the Olympiad! | Photo: J. Suresh / The Week