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 ...

Norway Chess released a video of 18-year-old Gukesh with a tonsured head, giving it as an offering to Lord Balaji.

Ahead of the second event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, where he will be joined by compatriots D Gukesh, R ...

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

R Praggnanandhaa made history on Sunday by defeating reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so ...

Tata Steel Chess etc. It’s really exciting for Indian chess and I’m really happy to be part of this amazing group.” Like any Chennai boy, Gukesh’s eyes lit up at the mention of MS Dhoni ...

Ding Liren’s Chinese compatriot Wei Yi had told The Indian Express that Ding had played in a basketball game with other chess ...

Fischer Random, or Freestyle Chess ... of felicitation marathons, Gukesh put up an impressive performance in his first tournament as world champion – the Tata Steel Masters, in January.

His Tata Steel Masters victory ... respectively. Gukesh will take on the world’s top players in the upcoming edition of Norway Chess. Adding to the excitement, India’s No.1 Arjun Erigaisi ...

Gukesh, who lost the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee to Praggnanandhaa ... continues to be the top-ranked chess player in the world. The Indian Grandmaster has overtaken compatriot Arjun ...

New Delhi: Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical ...

Ahead of IPL 2025, CSK star Ravichandran Ashwin welcomed World Chess Champion D Gukesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, gifting him a special CSK jersey and engaging in a friendly chess match.