Following his World Chess Championship victory, D Gukesh visits the Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh, shaving his head to ...

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

D Gukesh’s parents had to endure financial hardships in supporting their son’s ambition of becoming a world-class chess ...

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 ...

Gukesh acknowledged that these are “exciting” times for Indian chess, especially with the successes both the men’s and ...

Youngest world champion wants to pick M.S. Dhoni's brains on conducting oneself in competition, handling success ...

The popular app offers elite GMs a lighter dose of fun chess, and casual and upcoming players the chance to go up the ladder ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nominees include Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Sharon Rachel Aby, among other outstanding chess talents across men's, women's, and para categories. D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy are ...

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 players, ...