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Chess: top-seeded world champion Gukesh Dommaraju struggles at Bucharest

The 18-year-old Indian finished joint sixth to ninth out of 10 after Friday’s final round, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, 19, won first prize after a three-way playoff

The Guardian - UK

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame divides opinions as winner is crowned

Thalia Holmes, 20, defeats Richie Kelly, 63, in final after former RAF technician misses a win (can you find it?)

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen in form at Paris Freestyle after Hans Niemann drops out

Carlsen was the early frontrunner in the second leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam in Paris, from which both Alireza Firouzja and Niemann withdrew shortly before the start

The Guardian - UK

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Chess Champion D Gukesh shaves head at Tirumala Temple: Know about the significance of this tradition followed in Indian families

Following his World Championship triumph, D Gukesh shaved his head and sought blessings at the Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh. Gukesh won the World Chess Championship last year in Singapore after defeating Ding Liren. He accompanied by his parents Rajnikanth and Padmakumari.

The Times of India

TOISA 2024: Who will take home the top honour?

NEW DELHI: India's most outstanding athletes performed remarkably on the global stage last year and earned nominations for the prestigious Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2024. These exceptional sportspersons, known for their skill, resilience, and dedication, will be recognised in the Sportsperson of the Year category.

The Times of India

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, then won 1.5-0.5 against the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in the final

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen meets world champion Gukesh after Freestyle truce called

The world No 1 faces Gukesh as the new Freestyle Grand Slam gets under way following a row over the circuit’s status

The Guardian - UK

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‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling

The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India.

Al Jazeera

Wood Green and Manx Liberty take Four Nations Chess League down to the wire

The teams have both won all their four matches in the UK national league and are set to meet in the final round in May

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Dommaraju Gukesh recovers from brush with disaster at Wijk aan Zee

The 18-year-old Indian world champion was losing his first-round game in the Netherlands but his Dutch opponent, Anish Giri, blundered fatally when short of time

The Guardian - UK

Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star

China’s Xue Haowen began the event without any Fide titles and ended it as a grandmaster, unbeaten on 7/9 and breaking Judit Polgar’s record as the youngest winner

The Guardian - UK

Chess: newly married Carlsen signs up with Bundesliga, Freestyle and Saudis

The World No 1, who married Ella Victoria Malone last Saturday, will play for St Pauli in the Bundesliga, where he may meet the new classical champion, Gukesh Dommaraju

The Guardian - UK

Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh conferred with Khel Ratna; MYAS announces National Sports Awards 2024

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on Thursday announced the National Sports Awards 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The Year That Was: A to Z of Sports in 2024

Sometimes, not often, a year in sports is like countries marching out in alphabetical order at an Olympics opening ceremony. Only here, the first letter is not G for Greece, like at the Games, but A for Annum (Latin for year, for Gen X’s benefit).

The Times of India

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen disqualified in New York after refusing to change out of jeans

The world No 1 was defaulted from the World Rapid Championship and has withdrawn from the World Blitz

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Gukesh and India celebrate after win but new challenges are emerging

The youngest ever undisputed world champion, 18, had a rapturous reception on his return to Chennai, but his new status will be tested at Wijk aan Zee in January

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Gukesh Dommaraju Becomes Youngest Chess World Champion In History

18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju receives a hero's welcome in Chennai after becoming the youngest chess world champion, inspiring a new generation of chess ent...

International Business Times

Indian Chess King Gukesh Returns To Hero's Welcome

India's chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero's welcome in his home city on Monday after becoming the youngest world champion aged only 18.

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Al Jazeera

How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became chess king in a cricket crazy country

Gukesh, a teenager from Chennai, is the youngest chess world champion. Here’s how he got there.

Mic

18 Year-Old Gukesh Dommaraju Is The Youngest World Chess Champion Ever

Gukesh Dommaraju makes history as the youngest-ever world chess champion after defeating Ding Liren in Singapore.

International Business Times

Gukesh Championship Win Fuels Chess Dreams In India

India's aspiring chess players and their parents woke up Friday with big dreams after 18-year-old hometown hero Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion.

The Times of India

The moment when Gukesh’s dad realised that his son clinched World Chess Championship; heartwarming video

For D Gukesh's dad it seemed to be the biggest day of his life. As Gukesh clinched the World Chess Champion spot on Thursday, a video of his dad walking restlessly in the corridor has grabbed everyone's attention.

The Independent UK

Indian teen credits Magnus Carlsen as he becomes youngest ever world chess champion

Gukesh Dommaraju beat China’s defending champion Ding Liren to take title

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Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju Becomes Youngest-Ever Chess World Champion

Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18, becomes youngest classical chess world champion, inspiring a generation with his historic win.

The Independent UK

Indian teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest chess world champion after beating Chinese rival

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China

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