Ding was just 16 years old in 2009 when he became China’s youngest-ever chess champion, which helped him earn the title of a ...

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

At Friends House in London earlier this month, Hikaru Nakamura was requested to ... An 18-year-old D. Gukesh is taking on Ding Liren for the World championship in Singapore next month.

several top players such as the United States’ world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura have labelled Gukesh as the favourite to win at Resorts World Sentosa. “I don’t believe in these predictions on who ...

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 ...

World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura has backed Indian teenager D Gukesh as the clear favourite in the upcoming World Championship match against China's Ding Liren, set to take place later this year in ...

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 ...

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