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.

The Indian teen prodigy has long been considered a rising star in the chess world after he became a chess grandmaster at 12.