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D Gukesh, Manu Bhaker, Harmanpreet Singh & Praveen Kumar receive Khel Ratna Award

Shooter Manu Bhaker became the first athlete in independent India to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. Read further on Dynamite News:

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AICF announces Rs 1 crore prize for world chess champion D Gukesh; Koneru Humpy awarded Rs 50 lakh

NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) hosted a grand felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday, celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Indian chess grandmasters in recent months.

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After furore, Manu Bhaker gets Khel Ratna award; D Gukesh named too

Facing criticism for ignoring Manu Bhaker from the list of recommended athletes for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the government announced that the Paris Games’ double Olympic medallist will receive the country’s highest sporting honour.

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Gukesh promises best moves on 64 squares after being chosen for prestigious Khel Ratna award

NEW DELHI: Chess world champion D Gukesh on Thursday vowed to deliver his best on the 64 squares after being chosen for the prestigious 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna' award by the government.

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Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh conferred with Khel Ratna; MYAS announces National Sports Awards 2024

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on Thursday announced the National Sports Awards 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh to be conferred Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

NEW DELHI: Ace shooter and multiple-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, world chess champion D Gukesh, Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar have been announced as the recepients of the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- the country's highest sporting honour.

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Chess star Tania Sachdev vents frustration over alleged lack of recognition from Delhi government; CM Atishi responds

Indian chess is going through a golden era, with D Gukesh further raising the bar recently by becoming the youngest ever world champion, earning recognition around the world. However, woman grandmaster Tania Sachdev has highlighted that there is still ground to be made in India when it comes to acknowledging…

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Gukesh's 'a lot left to achieve' attitude is absolutely terrific, says Anand

Five-Time World Champ Is Now Hoping For An All-Indian WCC Final In The Next Cycle

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World champion is fine, now it's time to be best player: Gukesh

Gukesh, on his homecoming, says that he still has a long way to go

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I did it! World Champion D Gukesh takes the plunge with bungee jumping. Watch

NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned World Chess Champion D Gukesh celebrated his remarkable achievement in a thrilling and unconventional style by going bungee jumping.

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World chess champion D Gukesh arrives in Chennai to rapturous welcome - WATCH

NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, the newly-crowned world chess champion, received a warm welcome at the airport on Monday as hundreds of enthusiastic supporters, Tamil Nadu government officials and national federation representatives gathered to greet him. The 18-year-old surpassed Russian legend Garry Kasparov's record by becoming the youngest world champion after…

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The moment when Gukesh’s dad realised that his son clinched World Chess Championship; heartwarming video

For D Gukesh's dad it seemed to be the biggest day of his life. As Gukesh clinched the World Chess Champion spot on Thursday, a video of his dad walking restlessly in the corridor has grabbed everyone's attention.

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Young Gukesh did not use chess engines; family, coach lent the fuel

CHENNAI: Mere hours after D Gukesh pounced on a horrific lapse by Ding Liren in Game 14 of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, and then like any boy true to his age, burst into tears from all the pent-up emotion, a video from 2018 started doing the…

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Checkde India! Teen prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champion

King's Gambit: D Gukesh checkmates China's Ding Liren to become 18th World chess champ at 18, the 1st teen ever - breaking Kasparov's record (22 yrs) - and 2nd Indian after Vishy Anand as heading for draw, defending champ buckles

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Checkde India! Teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion

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D Gukesh becomes World Chess champion: How much prize money did the Indian Grandmaster win?

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh, 18, secured the World Chess Championship title on Thursday when he beat reigning champion Ding Liren in Singapore. He achieved this victory by clinching the last and final classical game.

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D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship

Breaking news coming in from Singapore where India's chess sensation D Gukesh won the World Chess Championship. Read further on Dynamite News:

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EXPLAINED: Why D Gukesh will prefer winning the World Chess Championship in Game 14 itself

The World Chess Championship battle between the challenger from India, D Gukesh, and the title-holder from China, Ding Liren, has gone down the wire. After 13 games, the match is on tenterhooks at 6.5 points each, with just one game left to be played in Singapore.

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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: World Chess Championship on razor's edge with two games to play

The World Chess Championship (WCC) stands at a tantalizing juncture. A series of seven consecutive draws in the middle games between world champion Diren Ling of China and his Indian challenger D Gukesh, may have lulled the casual observer into thinking that this duel was seriously lacking in excitement and…

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World Chess Championship: Gukesh faces high-stakes battle against Ding Liren in penultimate game

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh, the youngest-ever challenger at 18, is set for a high-stakes battle against defending champion Ding Liren as the World Chess Championship enters its crucial 13th game on Wednesday. With the scores tied at 6-6 in the best-of-14 classical games format, the first player to…

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'I had many chances in second half': Gukesh after losing Game 12 against Ding Liren

NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, the Indian Challenger, expressed his disappointment at losing his lead in the World Chess Championships after conceding the 12th game to Ding Liren in Singapore. He acknowledged having several opportunities during the latter part of this compelling competition.

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FIDE World Championship: Game 9 a dampener after the promise of previous two battles

Only kings remained on board after 54 moves and more than four hours of play. Still, Game 9 in Singapore on Thursday felt like the most underwhelming draw of the World Chess Championship match between reigning champion Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh. And that's because the preceding two games…

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FIDE World Championship: Human errors rule game 8 as Ding, Gukesh seem oblivious of pitfalls, settle for draw

Reigning champion Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh swapped their roles within the unfolding drama -facing deep trouble and enjoying a potentially decisive advantage -in a heart-stopping passage of play. But they were playing, evaluating and deciding within human limitations and hence did not see it as precisely as computers…

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World Chess Championship: Gukesh, Ding Liren settle for yet another draw in 8th game

NEW DELHI: Indian challenger D Gukesh and Chinese defending champion Ding Liren concluded their fifth consecutive draw, maintaining equal points in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Wednesday.

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Divith Reddy yet to realise the magnitude of his feat

U-8 World champ targets youngest GM crown

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