World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura has backed Indian teenager D Gukesh as the clear favourite in the upcoming World Championship ...

Describing D Gukesh as a tough customer on a chess board, world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura on Thursday said that the Indian teenager would be the clear favourite in the World Championship title match ...

In Round 14 of the FIDE Candidates, Gukesh used black pieces to hold rival championship contender Hikaru Nakamura to a draw and secure his victory. Earlier, speaking to ANI, Gukesh said he is now ...

But it may not be wise to write him off easily. World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura has gone on record saying that Gukesh’s chances ...

Gukesh only managed draws against all the three players who finished right below him in the standings -- Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi -- but that was indication of Gukesh's ...

Gukesh needed only a draw against American Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th and final round to secure that tile. He accumulated a total of nine points out of a possible 14.

At Friends House in London earlier this month, Hikaru Nakamura was requested to play a game of ... He doesn’t think the next generation will be anything like that. An 18-year-old D. Gukesh is taking ...

Gukesh accumulated nine out of a possible 14 points after drawing his final round game against American Hikaru Nakamura. Gukesh accumulated nine out of a possible 14 points after drawing his final ...

Gukesh drew with American Hikaru Nakamura in the final round to not only win the prestigious tournament but also become the youngest ever challenger to the world title at 17. Five-time world ...

Several chess grandmasters, including Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, have backed Gukesh to come good against Liren. In ...

Few chess players have produced the magic commodity which separates Norway’s Magnus Carlsen from any of his peers: celebrity ...