Chess Champion

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  D Gukesh Attains Career-Best No 3 Ranking; R Praggnanandhaa Back In Top 10

  India's reigning world champion D Gukesh climbed to a career-high number three ranking, while compatriot R Praggnanandhaa broke back into the top 10 in the latest FIDE classical ratings released

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  5 Months, 48 Games, No Winner: A Chess Battle Under Spy Agency KGB's Shadow

  The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games.

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  "Why Does It Look Like We Took D Gukesh Hostage?" YouTuber's Viral Photo Sparks Reactions

  Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh, the world's youngest chess champion, was photographed with American-Canadian streamer Alexandra Botez, who joked that they "took him hostage".

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  World Champion D Gukesh Finishes Last At Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

  Gukesh failed to win a single game in the event, losing his final match to Alireza Firouzja.

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  Chess: After Rare Loss, India's D Gukesh Eyes Comeback Against Fabiano Caruana

  World champion D Gukesh will have his task cut out as he looks to stage a comeback against Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament

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  D Gukesh Goes Down To Fabiano Caruana In Freestyle Grand Slam

  World Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA's Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament.

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  D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

  World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format.

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  After Beating D Gukesh In Chess Final, R Praggnanandhaa Returns Home To Rousing Welcome

  R Praggnanandhaa made history on Sunday by defeating reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so far.

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  "Long, Crazy Day": R Praggnanandhaa Reveals Raw Emotion After Beating D Gukesh To Tata Steel Chess Title

  Praggnanandhaa pipped reigning World Chess Champion D Gukesh to win his first Tata Steel Chess tournament.

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  Video: 'World Champion' D Gukesh Heartbroken On Losing Tata Chess Title Against R Praggnandhaa

  The bespectacled 19-year-old from Chennai, a city that has become the cradle of Indian chess, came from behind to upstage the 18-year-old world number three 2-1 in the tiebreaker of the event's 87th edition here on Sunday.

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  R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh In 'Crazy, Exhausting' Final Day Tie-Breaker To Clinch Tata Chess Title

  Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots to clinch the Tata Steel Masters title

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  Praaggnandhaa And Gukesh In Joint Lead At Tata Steel Masters

  World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia

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  World Champion D Gukesh To Meet Wei Yi In Tata Steel Chess Tournament's Home Stretch

  With 7.5 points, D Gukesh is in pole position, half a point ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and a full point more than compatriot R Praggnanadhaa.

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  Tata Steel Master: D Gukesh Beats Leon Mendonca To Jump Into Sole Lead

  World Champion D Gukesh crashed through the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round to jump into sole lead at the Tata Steel Master.

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  Tata Steel Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With D Gukesh

  Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D Gukesh in the eighth round in Wijk Aan Zee