"India's Gukesh Dommaraju, at 19 the youngest ever world champion, has had a hard time this year. The teenager has struggled at Wijk aan Zee, where he totalled a modest 50%, and then this week in Prague, where he was last after eight of the nine rounds, scoring just 2.5/8, without winning a single game."
"Prague is currently led by Nodirbek Abdusattorov on 5.5/8, as the Uzbekistan No 1 continues his winning streak from the London Classic and Wijk aan Zee. The best game so far has been this win by the local Czech hero David Navara. The action-packed game includes queen and rook sacrifices and a pawn promotion."
"Faustino Oro, 12, Argentina's chess Messi, has been competing at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow this week in search of what could have been his third and final grandmaster norm, and with it, the GM title and a world age record. Sergey Karjakin, Judit Polgar and Bobby Fischer were among the previous youngest ever GMs."
Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest world chess champion at 19, has faced significant challenges this year. He scored only 50% at Wijk aan Zee and struggled in Prague, finishing last after eight rounds with just 2.5 points and no wins. Meanwhile, Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan leads the Prague tournament with 5.5 points, continuing his strong performance from previous events. David Navara delivered the tournament's best game with creative queen and rook sacrifices. Separately, 12-year-old Faustino Oro from Argentina competes at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, seeking his third grandmaster norm to become the youngest ever GM, surpassing records held by Karjakin, Polgar, and Fischer.
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