Judit Polgar has questioned D Gukesh’s chances of retaining the world chess title at the World Chess Championship later this ...

A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as ...

D Gukesh was recently exposed at the Prague Masters, where he managed only a single victory.

ASTANA — Almaty will host the Asian continental stage of the World Schools Team Chess Championship on April 6-11, bringing ...

Dutch chess icon Jan Timman, who had been ranked as high as world No 2 at the peak of his career and had challenged the ...

The National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2025–26 at Sarla Birla University in Ranchi saw over 400 players compete. Abhimanyu Puranik won the Blitz title with 9 points, beating Sayantan Das on ...

The weight of the world title can break even the strongest of players. For 19-year-old D. Gukesh, the pressure recently reached a visible breaking point.

Behind his rise has been strong family support. His mother Monomita Chakraborty, a Doctor, has been a pillar of strength, ...

Artefacts include souvenirs from 1972 ‘Match of the Century’ between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer ...

The Times of India Sports Awards returns for its eighth edition. The TOISA 2025 ceremony will be held in Lucknow on March 21, 2026. Athletes will be recognized for their achievements in 2025. Over 45 ...

Mayank Chakraborty, a 17-year-old chess prodigy from Assam, has made history by becoming India's 94th Grandmaster. Mayank ...

The world No 3 is backed to become the challenger to Gukesh Dommaraju but lost twice this week, to Wesley So and Levon Aronian ...