Magnus Carlsen and other top chess players describe world champion D Gukesh in one word in a fun viral video. From “wholesome ...

India’s five-time world chess champion Viswanathan doffs his hat to new Women’s World Cup-winner Divya Deshmukh; insists ...

Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old from Nagpur, has scripted history by clinching the FIDE Women’s World Cup title, defeating her ...

Gukesh was playing in the Early Titled Tuesday tournament (there is a Late Titled Tuesday event also later in the day), where ...

For years, women's chess has been ruled by Chinese and Russian players. But with Humpy’s World Rapid title, India’s historic gold in the Olympiad and now Divya’s breakthrough, the balance of ...

Former women's World champion Susan Polgar believes Indian chess is riding a wave of success and predicted a bright future ...

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 ...

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 ...

When D Gukesh won the FIDE World Championship in Singapore last night, the suddenness of the endgame, following a massive blunder from Ding Liren, shocked the chess world. The expressions on the ...

D Gukesh's recent Rapid performance saw him defeat Magnus Carlsen, in what was a sensational result for the reigning world champion.

All year long, D Gukesh had been underestimated, with detractors every ready to tear him down. All year long, he responded by simply rising above it all.

Before the start of the tournament, Carlsen had questioned Gukesh's credentials in rapid and blitz by saying that he would ...