India, April 21 -- Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju will have the opportunity to create history on Sunday by becoming the youngest player to vie for the world chess championship, as he ended the penultimate round of the ongoing Candidates tournament in Toronto as the sole leader.

The breakthrough came on Saturday evening at the venue, The Great Hall, as Gukesh outplayed his French opponent Alireza Firouzja in the Open section at the 2024 Candidates Tournament, held by the International Chess Federation or Federation Internationale des Echecs or FIDE. The winner of the tourney will play for the world crown against its holder Ding Liren of China, later this year.

Asked about his thoughts about his final game during the post-game press ...