At the 2025 Norway Chess tournament on June 1, reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat the No. 1-ranked Magnus Carlsen in a round of classical chess.

In this screen grab taken from video, Tunde Onakoya, 29- years old, a Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, poses on the street in Times Square, New York, Thursday, April, 18, 2024.

Are you curious about Gukesh Dommaraju and his remarkable achievements? The Indian chess prodigy has made history as the youngest world chess champion, showcasing extraordinary talent and ...

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen left the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Friday, Dec. 27 after he refused to change out of his jeans in accordance with the International Chess ...

Tunde Onakoya, right, a Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, recently set the record for "longest chess marathon" after a 60-hour game in Times Square in New York City.

Tunde Onakoya, a chess champion, aims to break the global record for the longest chess marathon in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1-ranked player, suffered a major defeat on Sunday to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. After Dommaraju made his final move ...

Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov was the previous youngest world champion, winning the title in 1958 at the age of 22. Wednesday's grueling game left the series tied at 6.5.

At the World Chess Championship in Singapore, held in December, Indian national Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever world champion at age 18. This is a remarkable shift.

Garry Kasparov, the ex-world champion, who reigned over the chess world for 20 years, said in an interview last month at the St. Louis Chess Club: “I don’t treat it as a world championship match.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest ...