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Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who mentors Gukesh, was asked by Chess.com to grade the teenager's performance after the Norway event. He upgraded Gukesh’s report card from a ‘C’ to a ‘B’.
India's chess prodigies continue their reign as Divya Deshmukh, at 19, triumphs at the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, securing ...
D Gukesh's recent Rapid performance saw him defeat Magnus Carlsen, in what was a sensational result for the reigning world champion.
Teen chess prodigy D Gukesh stunned the chess world yet again with a sensational Rapid win over Magnus Carlsen at ...
Gukesh's focus here was survival, and under the severe constraints put on him by the clock. So, when Ding gave him the chances with a series of inaccurate moves towards the end of the game, ...
Magnus Carlsen and other top chess players describe world champion D Gukesh in one word in a fun viral video. From “wholesome ...
Gukesh would later go on to say that what Ding was showing during the match had been inspiring to him, but at the time, it was eating at him. So, on the rest day after game 9, ...
Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest world chess champion in history, made a rare appearance in the popular online tournament Titled Tuesday. Not particularly known for his play in blitz formats, the ...
India has achieved an extraordinary milestone that no other nation in chess history can claim. With Divya Deshmukh winning ...
Gukesh was playing in the Early Titled Tuesday tournament (there is a Late Titled Tuesday event also later in the day), where ...
Gukesh, the 18-year-old from Chennai, is now Rs 11.45 crore richer, a prize he will receive from FIDE for defeating China's Ding Liren in the final.Gukesh's father, Rajnikanth, sacrificed his ...
Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, has become the youngest world chess champion in the history of the game, dethroning Chinese star grandmaster Ding Liren Thursday in their title match in ...