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NEW DELHI: Indian president Droupadi Murmu honoured D Gukesh, the youngest-ever world chess Champion, with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Gukesh’s ...

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In a sports arena that typically hosts Fortnite and League of Legends tournaments, there was stardust in the air as 12 ...

Before D Gukesh`s feat, the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world chess champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. D Gukesh ... at the ...

He won the Soviet chess championships five times ... learned to play chess at four and became a Grandmaster at 19. He reigned as the world champion from 1975-1985. Karpov was known for his playing ...

The Tate brothers are perhaps most infamous for their sketchy entrepreneurial ventures, including Hustler University and The Real World ... He was an avid chess player, winning the U.S. Armed Forces ...

The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by the ...

At 18, Chennai-born Gukesh stunned everyone and won the World Chess Championship, besting defending champion Ding Liren. Gukesh's victory makes him the youngest world chess champion ever ...

U12 and the 2026 World Chess Championships U8, U10, and U12 and cited Batumi as its possible host city. The country proposed the World Cup to be held in June and the World Championship in November.

Doha: The Qatar Chess Association (QCA) organised Al Kharaitiyat Club Chess Championship for Government Primary Schools, held within the framework of the partnership between the Federation and the ...