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D Gukesh: Who is D Gukesh, youngest ever FIDE candidates Chess Tournament champion

17-year-old D Gukesh has emerged victorious at the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, held in Toronto. Gukesh’s win marks a historic moment as he becomes the second Indian player, after …

Is chess India’s new cricket? Game’s popularity sees rise of young prodigies who could ‘go all the way’

by Walter Watson

Lakshminarasimhan represents the young crop of aspirants in India dominating the chess arena in recent years. Chess, a two-player board game created in India about 1,500 years ago, has seen …