T he World Chess Championship has a new king, with one of India's grandmasters succeeding China's Ding Liren as the new world champion. D. Gukesh has been crowned the 18th World Chess Champion ...

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Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

the youngest world chess champion. Ashwin keeps up a steady prattle (or maybe it's commentary), admitting he started the game off off a little too aggressively, joking about how seriously he takes ...

as well as world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Carlsen cashed in a $200,000 prize and moved top of the Grand Slam standings. “There’s more of a childish joy of just playing chess rather than ...

Indian chess sensation D Gukesh and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand surprised fans by showing off their dance moves in recently viral videos from Vidit Gujrathi’s wedding. The rare and ...

Pranav Venkatesh, the World Junior Chess Champion, has his sights set on becoming the World Chess Champion. The 18-year-old from Chennai balances chess with academics and enjoys cricket.