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  D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa suffer defeat in Norway Chess; Divya Deshmukh continues winning run

  Other Sports | May 27, 2026 15:56 IST

  India endured a difficult day at Norway Chess as D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa lost in Armageddon tie-breaks despite strong classical performances. Teenager Divya Deshmukh continued her impressive form, beating Koneru Humpy to stay among the leaders.

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  D Gukesh wins rapid title at Grand Chess Tour 2025 Zagreb

  Other Sports | July 04, 2025 23:55 IST

  D. Gukesh won the rapid title at the Grand Chess Tour 2025 Zagreb event with 14 points. After an early loss, he secured five consecutive wins, including one over Magnus Carlsen, and capped his run with a final-round victory over Wesley So.

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  D Gukesh stuns Magnus Carlsen, takes sole lead in Grand Chess tour

  Other Sports | July 04, 2025 8:23 IST

  India's D Gukesh has once again stunned the Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen at the ongoing Grand Chess Tour. Through his win against Carlsen, Gukesh has taken a 10-point sole lead in the event as well.

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  R Praggnanandhaa surpasses D Gukesh in live rankings, breaks into world top 5

  Other Sports | June 21, 2025 13:11 IST

  GM Praggnanandhaa overtakes World Champion Gukesh in live rankings, now ranked world No. 5 with 2777.2. Arjun Erigaisi remains India’s top player at No. 4. Gukesh slipped to number six with 2776.6 points to his name.

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  Magnus Carlsen Praises World Champ D Gukesh After Defeat in Classical Chess

  News | June 03, 2025 13:55 IST

  Magnus Carlsen reflected on his win against Gukesh, calling it a "normal day" and downplaying his moves. He humbly praises Gukesh’s performance and shows great sportsmanship after the match.

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  D Gukesh's winning video gets racist comments linking 'curry scent' to Magnus Carlsen

  Trending | June 03, 2025 9:35 IST

  While Gukesh's victory was celebrated, some users took to the comments section to spew racist comments. This has led to an online outrage, calling out the comments. Check out the comments here.

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  Pragnanandhaa beats world champion Gukesh to clinch Tata Steel Masters 2025 title

  Other Sports | February 03, 2025 10:54 IST

  R Pragnanandhaa has stunned world champion D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Masters 2025 chess title. It was an all-India final played in Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands on Sunday (February 2) and Pragnanandhaa triumphed in the tiebreaker.

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  Video of Kathak dancers performing D Gukesh’s iconic chess move will make you awestruck | WATCH

  Trending | December 19, 2024 13:12 IST

  The viral video of Kathak dancers performing D Gukaesh's chess move is a tribute to the fact that art never has limits and can capture the hearts of people with different lifestyles.

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  Sports Wrap: D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship final

  News | December 13, 2024 15:16 IST

  D Gukesh became the youngest ever to win the World Chess Championship on December 12. On the other hand, England announced their playing XI for the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.

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  R Madhavan to Kangana, film celebs congratulate youngest World Chess Champion D Gukesh

  December 13, 2024 12:08 IST

  Several Bollywood and South film stars including Kangana Ranaut, Chiranjeevi and R Madhavan among others took pride in D Gukesh's victory and congratulated him on social media. gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion after defeating China's Ding Liren.