Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen was first fined and then disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York for his refusal to comply with FIDE's dress code after ...

Indian chess has been on the upward trajectory for ... India also won four individual golds to clinch most medals on offer - Gukesh (Board 1) and Arjun Erigaisi (Board 3) in open category, while ...

The champion arrived and left in a personalized car, decorated with the words: “The new king in the kingdom of chess!” Gukesh broke into tears upon winning the final match against Ding last ...

D Gukesh's unwavering determination and focus during World Chess Championship win is a lesson for us all. Image: FIDE The toughest people break down under pressure, but for D Gukesh, it was not the ...

A car with the theme of Gukesh’s world championship victory on the sides – the roof was a black-and-white squares of the chess board – took the player into the city. The sides of the car had ...

Abdusattorov has emerged fully into the leading positions by being board one for Uzbekistan and winning the Chess Olympiad 2022. His strategic brilliance and cool nerves have brought him into the top ...

Hungry for in-person interaction, Gen Z and millennial players are joining old-fashioned chess, mahjong and backgammon ... interviewed more than a dozen board game enthusiasts and joined several ...

Chess, the centuries-old strategy board game, has seen a surge in popularity in India in recent years, driven by young talents like D. Gukesh, who recently made history as the youngest world champion.

CHENNAI: India's chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero's welcome in his home city on Monday (Dec 16) after becoming the youngest world champion aged only 18. Hundreds of fans crowded the ...

The World Chess Championship, a competition conducted by FIDE to determine the world chess champion, so far has 22 players in the history of the sport to hold the official title. Indian ...