Gukesh, Mum, Dad & The Trophy

IMAGE: D Gukesh celebrates with his parents Dr Rajini Kanth Dommaraju and Dr J Padmakumari. Photograph and video: Kind courtesy Maria Emelianova/FIDE   As he received the coveted trophy, a......

The 'Amazing Chess Mom'

IMAGE: Former women's World Chess Champion Susan Polgár greets R Nagalakshmi. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Susan Polgar/X Siblings R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali have taken the chess world by......

'I Was Not Sleeping Properly'

'I spoke to Paddy, and I made some changes.''After that, I slept well in the last two days -- at least eight hours each day.''So, I was fresh in the games. Sleep is very important.' IMAGE: Ladies......

'...Gukesh is not a favourite in this match anymore'

Gukesh, Liren eye breakthrough after series of draws in the Chess World C'ship. IMAGE: The Chennai-born D Gukesh knows that he will have to punch hard against his gritty defending champion Ding......

Chess World Championship: It's advantage Gukesh for now but...

With a maximum of 11 games remaining under classical time control, the scores are tied at 1.5-1.5. This was after Liren won the opener and the second game ended in a draw.   IMAGE: The match......