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Last Updated:June 06, 2025, 07:34 is D Gukesh outmanoeuvred Wei Yi in a complex endgame that showcased his deep positional understanding. D Gukesh could win his first ever Norway Chess title. (PTI Photo) Teenage sensation Dommaraju Gukesh continues to make chess history, securing his fourth classical victory at the 2025 Norway Chess tournament. In a…
The “multi-millionaire” tag does “mean a lot” to new world champion D Gukesh but he doesn’t play the game for material gains but for that unbridled joy, which he has been able to retain since the time a chess board used to be the “coolest toy” for him. Gukesh, the 18-year-old from Chennai,…
D Gukesh at the Chennai airport© X (Twitter) Newly-crowned world chess champion D Gukesh returned home to an enthusiastic reception as hundreds of eager fans, and officials from the Tamil Nadu government and the national federation lined up to receive him at the airport in Chennai on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh defeated China’s…
J Padmakumari was too nervous to switch on her mobile phone and computer the whole of Thursday. She didn’t want to follow her son D Gukesh’s title match against Ding Liren in Singapore. But around 7pm, Gukesh’s aunt stormed into the house with the happy news — the World Chess Championship title is…
D Gukesh is the youngest world chess champion in history© X (Twitter) | AFP A heart-warming father-son moment was captured after India’s D Gukesh defeated China’s Ding Liren in the 14th and the final game of the World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest world champion on Thursday. Gukesh’s father had tears in his…
Legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand on Friday asked D. Gukesh to ignore those questioning the standard of the World Championship title showdown with China’s Ding Liren, saying criticism always comes with success. Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title defeating Liren in the 14th and…
D Gukesh during an interview.© YouTube/@ChessBase India Clips The entire India is talking about 18-year-old chess Grandmaster D Gukesh after his historic achievement at World Championship. The Indian GM became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion with his hard-fought win over China’s Ding Liren in the 14-match contest. The final game turned out to…
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 1:41 PM IST Shubman Gill, on behalf of the entire team, congratulated Gukesh for scripting history at the FIDE Chess World Championship Team India congratulations D Gukesh Indian batter Shubman Gill has congratulated Indian Grand Master D Gukesh on becoming the youngest chess world champion. The 18-year-old defeated China’s Ding Liren…
Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India’s D Gukesh, who broke his record to become the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. Before Gukesh’s feat on Thursday, Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. Gukesh, 18, defeated defending…
File photo of D Gukesh.© X (Twitter) Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a roller-coaster showdown that went right down to the wire. Gukesh secured the requisite 7.5 points as…