NPR described the match as "tight" and seemingly "on the verge of a tie." Despite what was described as "near-perfect accuracy" between the plays made amongst the two, Dommaraju's victory was attributed to a fatal error made by Liren late in the game, wherein he attempted to capture one of Dommaraju's rooks by giving up one of his own. In a post-game press conference, Liren said he was "totally in shock" after realizing he made the error.
The previous holder of the title was Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who became the world's youngest chess champion in 1985, when he was 22. Dommaraju, the new holder of the title, is only 18 years old when he claimed the title Thursday. NPR called Dommaraju a "chess prodigy".
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