The Tata Steel Chess, which will be Gukesh Dommaraju’s first event since being crowned world champion in Singapore, gets underway in the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee on Friday.

The World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and D Gukesh is poised for a thrilling finish. With two classical games left, Gukesh needs a victory to avoid tiebreaks. Historical trends suggest ...

The 18-year-old Indian, who took the crown last month from China’s Ding Liren, defeated the Netherlands No 1 Anish Giri in the opening round of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, the “chess Wimbledon”.

The win makes Gukesh the new India no 1 (and the world no 4) in the live ratings, which are updated in real-time.

The 18-year-old defeated defending champion Ding Liren at the World ... The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is also known as the ‘Wimbledon of chess’. Magnus Carlsen is the most successful player ...

This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess. His final game ...