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File photo of Ding Liren and D Gukesh© FIDE Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren has opened up on his loss to India’s D Gukesh at the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore last week. Ding, who was the defending champion, made a costly error in the decisive Game 14, allowing Gukesh to become the…
File photo of Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh© AFP The youngest-ever world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju will take on Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated player, in a highly-anticipated contest at next year’s Norway Chess. Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated player, will take on youngest ever world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a highly-anticipated contest at…
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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,…
Fresh from his triumph at the World Chess Championship, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh was felicitated at his school, Velammal Nexus, in Chennai on Monday. Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion last week after beating China’s Ding Liren in Singapore, also addressed the media with his parents sitting beside him. The 18-year-old received…
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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…
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Russian Chess Federation chief Andrei Filatov had accused Ding Liren of losing deliberately.© FIDE The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has reacted to the claims of China’s Ding Liren losing to India’s D Gukesh on purpose during the recently-concluded 2024 World Chess Championship match in Singapore. In the aftermath of Gukesh’s history success, Ding…
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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…
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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…
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From the cricket field to the hockey pitch, Paddy Upton has carved a legacy as a master of mental conditioning. His latest feather in the cap comes from the chess board, where he played a pivotal role in helping Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju claim the World Chess Championship title on Thursday, becoming the…
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