CHENNAI: Not many would ever imagine that a small boy, all of just seven years old, watching his idol Viswanathan Anand play ...

Indian chess prodigy and world champion D Gukesh was honoured with a special Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey by cricketer R ...

R Ashwin gave D Gukesh a CSK jersey and also played chess with the youngest world champion. Ashwin has returned to playing ...

World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen is busy proving that he is ‘still better than the kids’ but there’s no active player who can entice him back to the World Chess Championship cycle.

India has been highflying in chess recently, and the icing on the cake was D Gukesh’s World Championship victory in Singapore ...

Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh climbed ... s position as the world’s best remains unchanged. Recently, Carlsen explained his dominance over younger chess players. Speaking to Joe Rogan ...

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has long been a source of inspiration for chess players in India.

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He pointed out that some of the world's best players, such as Hikaru ... adding that Gukesh has not been heavily involved in Blitz chess, which suggests a unique preparation strategy.

"Sometimes I do think about [her daughter] during the event but it's very important to stay focused and sometimes I don't even talk with her so that I don't get emotionally weak. It's tough being so ...