Stavanger, May 25 -- The youngest world chess champion, India's Gukesh Dommaraju, arrived in Stavanger on Saturday for the most-awaited contest of the year at the Norway Chess 2025, scheduled to begin from May 26 here at the Sparebank 1 Sor-Norge headquarters.

For the first time since he was crowned the world chess champion, after beating Ding Liren in a best-of-14-game match in Singapore last year, the 18-year-old will face off against World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the classical format.

Speaking about taking on the Norwegian icon Carlsen in his backyard, Gukesh said as per a press release, "I feel great being here (in Stavanger). I have had good memories from Norway. I am sure playing Magnus here in a classical game will be a fun challe...