R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s chess prodigy and youngest-ever World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju has ascended to World No. 3 after a solid draw against defending champion Wei Yi of China at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee. Meanwhile, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa pocketed a…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently expressed criticism towards the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in response to an open letter from Jan Henric Beuttner, co-founder of Freestyle Chess, to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky. Carlsen supported Beuttner’s stance with a brief message encouraging greatness, directly tagging FIDE…
D Gukesh and Ding Liren (PTI Photo) In a turn of events at the World Chess Championship, challenger D Gukesh of India suffered a setback against defending champion Ding Liren of China. Liren’s victory in the 12th game levelled the match score on Monday.Gukesh, the 18-year-old prodigy, had held a one-point lead after securing his…
