As India's D Gukesh gears up to take on Ding Liren in the 2024 chess World Championship, here's what it takes to be the champ ...

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

While Magnus Carlsen's absence from the World Chess Championship casts a shadow, the upcoming match between Ding Liren and D ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, took on the Indian grandmaster elite in the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz at Kolkata last ...

Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh's journey to the World Chess Championship is a tale of resilience and seizing opportunities ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gukesh is considered a strong favourite to become only the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to be crowned ...

Gukesh’s solid form this year along with the fact that Ding has not won a game in the Classical format since January this ...

Daniil Dubov was Magnus Carslen’s second for the World chess championship twice. So he has watched from the closest of quarters how a World title match takes shape.

"Gukesh is definitely the favourite, considering his recent form. But the World Championship is a different tournament ...