Abhimanyu Mishra: From Youngest Grandmaster to Gukesh Conqueror
On 8 September 2025, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a 16-year-old American sat across from the reigning World Chess Champion and did something no teenager in history had ever done. Abhimanyu Mishra defeated D. Gukesh in a 61-move classical game at the FIDE Grand Swiss, becoming the youngest player ever to beat a sitting world champion in […]
