In an exclusive with Firstpost, Viswanathan Anand hailed D Gukesh’s fighting spirit and strong mental fortitude as the Indian ...

The 18-year-old Indian will face two former world champions: Magnus Carlsen and his idol, Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh clinched ...

After skipping the year-ending FIDE Rapid and Blitz event, D Gukesh is set to face Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen next year. Gukesh Dommaraju is probably the most popular name in India right ...

To the youth, Gukesh offered a simple message: “Keep enjoying chess. You will achieve your dream one day.” He praised his ...

Viswanathan Anand shared an old photo of meeting D. Gukesh as a kid, celebrating his historic achievement of becoming the ...

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand backs up the newly crowned champion D Gukesh after the final match attracts a lot of ...

Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh, at 18, became the youngest world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore.

Chess legend Viswanathan Anand praised retiring cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin's strategic mind, comparing his spin bowling to a chess game. Anand, relating to Ashwin's decision, reflected on his ...

Indian Grandmaster Gukesh makes history as youngest world champion, despite criticism from former champions and players.

D. Gukesh, just 18, is now the 18th world champion and if the future of chess had a face, it would probably look a lot like ...

Speaking on an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit, India legend Viswanathan Anand weighed in on such a possibility. “5-10 percent chance it can happen,” he said. Erigaisi had an eventful ...

On Thursday, I watched a boy — and yes, I can call him that because he was not even born when I first won the World title in ...