Alongside Wei Yi, Gukesh will face Magnus Carlsen and Arjun. Gukesh did not participate in the competition last year. The Tirupati Balaji temple has a unique tradition of devotees donating their hair.

Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...

Arjun Erigaisi is aiming to regain his India No. 1 ranking after narrowing the gap with D Gukesh in the latest FIDE ratings. Erigaisi made a strong co ...

English Grandmaster David Howell, a former wunderkind who currently does commentary, feels the Indian model is the one to emulate for chess nations. During a chat with TOI, the 34-year-old Howell ...

Magnus Carlsen, the undisputed king of chess and a name synonymous with brilliance over the 64 squares, has sparked intrigue with his latest revelation about life after retirement. The Norwegian ...

Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh recently addressed World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen’s pointed critique of his gameplay, where the Norwegian legend questioned the Indian prodigy’s versatility ...

Former world champion Magnus Carlsen set the contestants a memory test on Chess Masters: The Endgame (BBC2). One player scored four out of 26, another gave up without trying. Can you make the next ...

Magnus Carlsen did not mince words when he said that chess world champion D Gukesh could “struggle” in the upcoming Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025. Gukesh, 18, is the youngest ...

Magnus Carlsen thinks World Chess Champion D Gukesh will struggle in the second leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, which begins April 7 in Paris. Gukesh and three other Indians will be part ...

Five-time world champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will play a one-off vote chess match in Freestyle format against the world, Chess.com, the online chess platform announced. Titled Magnus vs.