NEW DELHI: India’s young chess star D Gukesh has come under criticism from former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who claimed his title win was more down to luck than dominance. Gukesh had defeated ...

After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned ...

Niemann's Controversial Statements American Grand Master Hans Niemann, who recently drew with D Gukesh at the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, stirred controversy with his comments regarding Gukesh and ...

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann is known more for controversies than his exploits on the board. He was involved in a public feud with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen over the cheating allegations ...

Hans Niemann critiques the World Championship system, questioning the status of Gukesh and Ding Liren as top players.

The Masters section of Chennai GM chess tournament has a special place in D Gukesh’s (in pic) heart. He won the title here in 2023 in dramatic circumstances and clinched the Candidates spot via FIDE ...

Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov. It indeed took FIDE a while to declare the venue. The world chess governing body even had to postpone the deadline for submissions from those interested. Singapore was ...

Gukesh struggles at Chennai Grand Masters, facing defeats and draws, but Anand believes he can regain his winning form.

NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the whole nation woke up to a historic realisation. Two of India’s young chess prodigies, 19-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh and 24-year-old Vaishali Rameshbabu, will compete in ...

Gukesh, the 18-year-old GM from Chennai, will defend the crown he won in Singapore in December 2024 against China's Ding Liren.

An hour after the day’s early start-time of 2 pm, while everyone in the swanky Chennai hotel that serves as the tournament venue was focussed on the three games still raging in the playing hall, world ...