Who, in the year 2024, became the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates Tournament?

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Correct — C, D. Gukesh. In April 2024, 17-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju won the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto, becoming the youngest player in history to win a Candidates — breaking Garry Kasparov's 40-year-old record (Kasparov won it in 1984 aged 20). The win made Gukesh the youngest-ever challenger for the World Chess Championship.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A five-time World Chess Champion from an earlier generation; he did not compete in or win the 2024 Candidates Tournament.  (b) The previous youngest-ever Candidates winner (1984, aged 20) — his record is exactly what Gukesh broke in 2024, not something Kasparov did that year.  (d) The reigning World Chess Champion in 2024 (title won in 2023); Gukesh challenged and defeated him for the world title in December 2024, but Ding did not win the 2024 Candidates.

Concept: The FIDE Candidates Tournament is the top-level qualifying event whose winner earns the right to challenge the reigning World Chess Champion. In April 2024 (Toronto), D. Gukesh won the Candidates at age 17, becoming its youngest-ever champion.

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