Ahead of IPL 2025, CSK star Ravichandran Ashwin welcomed World Chess Champion D Gukesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, gifting him a special CSK jersey and engaging in a friendly chess match.

D Gukesh met CSK star R Ashwin at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and the pair faced each other in a game of chess.

On Wednesday, world chess champion D Gukesh shaved his head as an offering at the Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh, saying that he had always wanted to pay a visit to the revered spiritual site after ...

D Gukesh, who won the World Chess Championship last year in Singapore after beating Ding Liren, sought blessings at the Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh by shaving his head. Listen to Story D Gukesh ...

Youngest Chess World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju visited Tirupati temple on Wednesday tonsured his head and gave it as an offering to lord Balaji. “I have to keep working hard. In 2025 there are a lot ...

It was another sign that the next wave of Indian gunslingers was already arriving on the scene, even while the world is still gawking at names like D. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R. Praggnanandhaa and ...

D Gukesh revealed the early financial struggles faced by his parents, when they were trying to help him succeed in his road to becoming the World Champion. Since his World Chess Championship ...

World Champion D Gukesh dedicated his title win to his parents, saying that they don't have to think about money anymore. Gukesh's parents played a big role in shaping his career and his Championship ...

Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess ...

Gukesh Dommaraju’s profile has gone more than just a few notches up since his maiden World Chess Championship title, where he beat China’s Ding Liren in the final in Singapore last December. The ...

Mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton has said that a minor tweak in room temperature helped D Gukesh overcome fatigue on his way to winning the World Chess Championship in 2024. India's Gukesh ...