After losing the World Chess Championship to D Gukesh, most would expect Ding Liren to step away from the board for some time. But the Chinese Grandmaster chose a different path to cope.

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

With nerves no longer a concern for him, teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will hold the psychological edge against a slightly shaken defending champion Ding Liren when the two resume their ...