Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.

A dramatic blunder sealed a match between Indian and Chinese chess champions that has highlighted the resurgent popularity of the ancient game.

Defending World Chess Champion Ding Liren was left to regret his critical mistake in the 14th and final game against India's D. Gukesh on Thursday. Liren's poor judgment proved costly as Gukesh seized the opportunity,