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World Chess Championship: Starting from November 25, 18-year-old Gukesh will made an audacious bid to become the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious World Chess Championship. If he succeeds in defeating…
World Chess Championship: Could Ding Liren’s bad form be a smokescreen? It’s unlikely
Reigning World Champion Ding Liren’s slump has led to many dire predictions about the fate of the crown that currently rests uneasily on his head. But given how the history…
Why Ding Liren, even in middle of worst form slump, is not to be taken lightly
As the world championship battle between India’s Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren approaches, there is a general consensus building in the world of chess. It installs an 18-year-old, first-time challenger…
How Gukesh was shaped by a radical ‘experiment’ proposed at age of 11 by his coach Vishnu Prasanna
In a month’s time, there is a possibility that 18-year-old Gukesh could go where Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, and Bobby Fischer could not. He could become the youngest-ever…
World Chess Championship: Why Gukesh thrives in classical chess
Eleven years ago, as Viswanathan Anand jousted against Magnus Carlsen with the world champion’s crown on the line, a boy barely seven years of age and his father made their…
Magnus Carlsen picks Gukesh as ‘significant favourite’ but has note of caution for 18-year-old from India
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen was unequivocal when asked who he thought was the favourite going into the upcoming World Chess Championship in Singapore between current world champion Ding Liren…
Viswanathan Anand interview: ‘Gukesh knows to cut out noise… Ding Liren in bad form is still very strong’
In less than 10 days from now, 18-year-old Gukesh will begin his audacious bid to become the youngest ever world champion. To do so, he will have to prevail over…
Ding Liren says he’s ‘worried about losing very badly’ to Gukesh in World Chess Championship
World champion Ding Liren has admitted in a searingly honest interview that he is ‘worried about losing very badly’ to India’s Gukesh in the World Chess Championship battle. Ding Liren…
