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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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Gukesh sacrificed childhood to come this far: Coach

Gukesh sacrificed childhood to come this far: Coach

CHENNAI: It was 2017 and an 11-year old D Gukesh was still learning the ropes of top-flight chess. But he was clear in his mind: "I want to become the youngest world chess champion," Gukesh had said in an interview.

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'My next goal is to make it big at the World Championship': Indian chess' rising star D Gukesh is ready to conquer the world

'My next goal is to make it big at the World Championship': Indian chess' rising star D Gukesh is ready to conquer the world

NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, India's chess sensation, has etched his name in history by becoming the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates tournament, earning the right to challenge chess world champion Ding Liren. At just 17 years old, Gukesh's triumph surpasses a record set by Garry Kasparov four…

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Gukesh closes in on Candidates qualification

CHENNAI: D Gukesh inched closer to a Candidates spot after emerging victorious in the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship here on Thursday.

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National chess: Sethuraman regains title after nine years; Vishnu Prasanna finishes runner-up

S.P. Sethuraman won the National Chess title after nine years, with 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Vishnu Prasanna finished runner-up, scoring 9 points. Aronyak Ghosh, N.R. Vignesh, Diptayan Ghosh, Mithrabha Guha, Neelash Saha, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik were among the top 10. Sethuraman credited Vishnu for…

National Chess: Sethuraman closes in on second title

S.P. Sethuraman (3rd seed) won 10th round of National chess title, overpowering Neelash Saha in 53 moves. He has 9 points, 1 ahead of nearest rivals. 15 rating points earned should help him return to 2600-bracket. Top-10 share ₹30 lakh prize-fund. Abhijeet & Puranik (1st & 2nd seed) look for…

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik

S.P. Sethuraman won his 6th round to lead the National Chess Championship with 6 points. 8th seed Mithrabha Guha drew with 2nd seed Abhimanyu Puranik, while Deep Sengupta lost to Sethuraman. Other results saw Vishnu Prasanna lose to Aronyak Ghosh, Uktal Ranjan Sahoo lose to Abhijeet Gupta, and C. Praveen…

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Charge of the knight brigade: Indian teens storm global chess

Charge of the knight brigade: Indian teens storm global chess

For over three decades, the title of India's No.1 chess player belonged to Viswanathan Anand, the country's first Grandmaster. But come September, that tag will pass to the 17-year-old D Gukesh. Although remarkable, Anand making way for his protege does not signify a change merely at the top of Indian…

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Chess World Cup: Gukesh is one of the exceptions of his era, says coach Vishnu Prasanna

Chess World Cup: Gukesh is one of the exceptions of his era, says coach Vishnu Prasanna

Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna is “obviously happy!” as, on Thursday, the seventeen-year-old surpassed Viswanathan Anand to become the highest-ranked Indian (World No. 9) in the live chess ratings. “He’s entered the top-10, that is very important. Overall, I’m very happy with how he’s growing, because he has really grown over…

Not surprised he has gone this far: Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna

Not surprised he has gone this far: Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna

Adds that they would focus on and try to improve his physical fitness, so that he can endure the long rounds

Chess Olympiad torch relay reaches capital

Chess Olympiad torch relay reaches capital

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Grand welcome for the torchlight procession of Chess Olympiad

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