Thousands of fans gathered at Chennai airport on Monday morning to welcome Gukesh Dommaraju, who returned home from Singapore after winning the World Chess Championship crown. The 18-year-old ...

D Gukesh's World Championship victory secures his spot in the 2026 title match. This win elevates India's chess stature with six players in the top 26, promising future title contenders.

Gukesh has become the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to win the title. Anand, India's first chess Grandmaster, won his first title in 2000 at the age of 31. He won the crown again in 2007 ...

D Gukesh will take on reigning world champion, China’s Ding Liren, for the crown later this year. Gukesh accumulated nine out of a possible 14 points after drawing his final round game against ...