D Gukesh inspires young chess talents like Vincent Keymer. Keymer, who seconded Gukesh, admires his flexibility. He acknowledges India's rising chess power with many top players and strong support.

D Gukesh took a walk down memory lane as he spoke about Divya Deshmukh's recent FIDE Women's Chess World Cup title.

World number one Magnus Carlsen has qualified for the FIDE Chess World Cup, which he won in 2023. Defending world champ D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and 2023 runner-up Arjun Erigaisi will also be in act ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, suffered a defeat to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. See Carlsen's reaction.

Magnus Carlsen slammed his fist on the table in frustration after suffering a shock loss to defending classical chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju at the 2025 Norway Chess tournament on Sunday.

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 Chess960/Freestyle chess, the starting position of the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning computer-backed preparations leading to sometimes dull openings are meaningless.

Chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat Magnus Carlsen in a classical match for the first time, causing the world No. 1 to slam the table in frustration at the Norway Chess 2025 event.