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.

Six years on from the inaugural edition, the Indian players have ascended to the global elite, and their evolution mirrors ...

World Championship contender Gukesh was asked by his coach Vishnu Prasanna to refrain from using chess engines until he ...

Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Arjun Erigaisi explain the factors that make 18-year-old Gukesh a formidable player in ...

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 ...

The mental conditioning coach who was an important member of Gary Kirsten’s support staff during India’s 2011 World Cup ...

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

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

Carlsen, taken aback by the unexpected homage, was momentarily speechless. His reaction, a wide and genuine smile, spoke volumes about the profound impact the gesture had on him. It was not just a ...

When Bristy Mukherjee, a champion in all India women’s Rapid Chess event, touched the feet of Magnus Carlsen for a traditional pronam on Sunday, it must have been a culture shock for the ace. However, ...

CHENNAI: When Paddy Upton was first approached by D Gukesh’s camp, the South African mental conditioner wasn’t quite sure ...

At 18 years old, Gukesh Dommaraju often referred to as Gukesh D of India, is the youngest person in the history of chess to ...