Magnus Carlsen supports 18-year-old Indian prodigy D Gukesh ahead of the World Chess Championship, predicting pressure but ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Tuesday named D Gukesh as the favourite to win the World Chess Championship title ...

Indian teenage Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa believes D Gukesh is the favourite for the World Chess Championship against Ding ...

Chess Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju poses with medal after winning the Gold Medal in the Open category at the 45th Chess ...

I would say this is more when the opportunity unexpectedly arose, he had the composure and more importantly the chess strength to pounce on it," he says. Gukesh only managed draws against all the ...

If anyone in India knows what it takes to be a chess world champion, it's Viswanathan Anand. A few weeks down the line, the lone Indian may be joined on this sporting pantheon by a young 18-year-old.

In a strategic move for the FIDE World Chess Championship, D Gukesh, India’s rising chess sensation has reportedly enlisted renowned mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton. He has done so to ...

Guiding D Gukesh has not only allowed Upton to expand his own coaching perspective but has also provided a glimpse into the future of Indian chess. When South African mental conditioning coach Paddy ...

But this offer was different: it was a chance to help D Gukesh become the youngest-ever world chess champion at the age of 18. Paddy Upton has worked with athletes from 19 different sports, but rarely ...

The great Viswanathan Anand is the undisputed king of Indian chess. At 54, past his prime, the five-time world champion still remains India's best. However, the younger generation is coming through, ...

If we compare Gukesh from the previous Olympiad [in Chennai], I think he has added a solid layer to his play. He was always good at generating chances, at going for uncompromising chess, ...

And it's been a mixed bag of a performance. Having been previously unbeaten at both the Chess Olympiad and the Sinquefield Cup, Gukesh lost for the first time in 38 classical matches, when against ...