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  India's Gukesh D becomes youngest Candidates winner, to compete in World Championship final

  Other Sports | April 22, 2024 7:11 IST

  India's teenage chess sensation D Gukesh became the youngest player to win the Candidates tournament after holding American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on to a draw. Gukesh has become only the second Indian to compete in the World Championship final and is set to take on Ding Liren.

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  Anand to meet Karjakin in the penultimate round

  Other Sports | March 28, 2014 17:53 IST

  Khanty Mansiysk (Russia): As he approaches the big game against Russia's Sergey Karjakin, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand would aim to carry forward his good from into the crucial 13th and penultimate round of the

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  Anand inches closer to title after draw with Kramnik

  Other Sports | March 26, 2014 20:27 IST

  Khanty Mansiysk (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand inched closer to clinching the Candidates Chess tournament title after settling for an easy draw as black against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the 11th round here.With