Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.

Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Can Gukesh ...

Here’s a look back at the legendary grandmasters and their monumental wins that have defined chess history ahead of the World ...

As India's D Gukesh gears up to take on Ding Liren in the 2024 chess World Championship, here's a selection of the most ...

Magnus Carlsen believes Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh is the favorite to win against Ding Liren at the upcoming World Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen added a note of caution to his support for D Gukesh, saying that Ding Liren could prove quite a handful for ...

While Chines Grandmaster Ding Liren is planning to defend his title, India’s D Gukesh is looking to become the youngest-ever ...

Nepomniachtchi is also not the only esports player with big-ticket chess accomplishments: Mongolian Counter-Strike player Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren, the in-game leader of The MongolZ, boasts a ...

The title match between Indian grandmaster D Gukesh and reigning world champion Ding Liren will be played over a period of ...

Indian chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju will be challenging the reigning World Champion Ding Liren of China in the FIDE ...

His first glimpse of top-level chess was in November 2013, when, aged 7, he accompanied his father Rajnikanth to watch the FIDE World Championship match between Anand and Magnus Carlsen.