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 ...

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 ...

The FIDE Chess World Championship 2024 is just a few weeks away with India's D Gukesh aiming to become the youngest World Champion of all time in the history of the game. (More Sports News ...

Incidentally, Gukesh's first real memory of a World Championship match involves Anand. "I have studied most of the matches as many chess players would. The first real experience for me was the ...

D. Gukesh is very much conscious of the fact that most people — including some of the world’s top players — expect him to beat Ding Liren in the World chess championship match, which begins ...