Young Masters: A Journey from Gukesh to Kasparov, Chess's Brightest Champions

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D Gukesh, 18, became the youngest-ever world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship

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In 1985, Garry Kasparov, at 22, became the youngest-ever chess world champion

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Magnus Carlsen, at 22, fell short of Kasparov's record by five months when he won the world title in 2013, defeating Viswanathan Anand

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Mikhail Tal became the youngest world champion in 1960 at 23 years, five months, and 28 days

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In 1975, Anatoly Karpov became the youngest world champion at 23 years, 10 months, and 11 days old

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