D Gukesh’s parents had to endure financial hardships in supporting their son’s ambition of becoming a world-class chess player, to the point where they had to rely on help from friends to sponsor his ...

Gukesh acknowledged that these are “exciting” times for Indian chess, especially with the successes both the men’s and women’s teams achieved at the Chess Olympiad last September ...

The Tirupati Balaji temple has a unique tradition of devotees donating their hair. According to the story, Lord Venkateshwara ...

D Gukesh visited the Tirupati Balaji temple located on Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, where he tonsured his head and donated his hair as an offering to the Hindu deity Venkateswara, seeking divine ...

In a rare double unlikely to be replicated, the new world chess champion is an 18-year-old grandmaster from the Indian city ...

Chennai Super Kings ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently gifted chess world champion and youngest grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju a number 18 CSK jersey.

D Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. World ...

Magnus Carlsen, the reigning chess great, is embracing new ventures beyond the classical world championship, which he finds ...

GM Gukesh Dommaraju has climbed to world number three in the latest FIDE rankings after an impressive performance at the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025. GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu reentered the ...

World number one Carlsen cited lack of motivation when he announced in 2022 he would not defend his title the following year ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, of India, captured the undisputed World Championship Chess Crown by beating Chinese world champion Ding Liren two Thursdays ago 7.5 to 6.5 in Singapore as was reported in the ...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2025 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns this April and promises even more excitement and exceptional chess from the world’s top ...