Hyderabad, April 23 -- India's sports persons are taking thecountry's nameto greater heights every day. The latest to do so is the 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh who has taken the chess world by storm by becoming the youngest player to win the FIDE Candidates chess tournament. Now, he has entered the final of the world chess championship. Emil Sutovsky, CEO of FIDE, described Gukesha torch bearer for the world's young generation.

In the final Gukesh will take on Ding Liren of China and if he continues this amazing form he may even win the world title. It will be a truly amazing feat if he does so. It is a historicachievement because he has become the secondIndian player in history to win the Candidatestournament after Viswanathan Anand.

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