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The draw helped Gukesh jump to eight points out of a possible 11 in the first major tournament of the year

The youngest world champion is a half point ahead of nearest rival Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan

Gukesh, 18, achieved the feat when he logged his second victory in the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany

With eight rounds still remaining in the tournament, the first rest day is slated for Friday and Gukesh, with two victories and three draws, is just behind R Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov Nodirbek of Uzbekistan

The 19-year-0ld Praggnanandhaa's win over Harikrishna was a master class on defence and counter-attack

Receiving his Khel Ratna on Friday and then taking a flight to Amsterdam, Gukesh reached here barely hours before the start of the first round

The 18-year-old from Chennai capitalised on a blunder by Ding in the winner-takes-all 14th game to dethrone the champion, winning the match 7.5 to 6.5 to become only the second Indian to win the World Chess Champion

Scoring 9/14 points, Gukesh secured the title, becoming the second Indian, after Vishwanathan Anand, to win the Candidates Tournament.

Seventeen-year-old Gukesh is on the brink of clinching this year's tournament after defeating the French GM in Round 13.

Carlsen took down the 17-year old Gukesh with black pieces showing his endgame mastery and gained the upperhand over the Indian prodigy

Gukesh's brilliant display has mesmerized the chess world, with everyone eagerly awaiting his showdown against the Azerbaijani opponent.

Chennai: A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even more commendable. The 16-year-old boy is GM D. Gukesh, one of the world’s youngest to get the coveted GM title. And yes! There is certainly a […]

Mamallapuram: Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh caused a biggest upset of the Round 5 at the 44th Chess Olympiad by defeating former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India B shocked Spain by 2.5-1.5 score in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Exhibiting a brilliant gameplay, Gukesh not only extended his unbeaten run at the prestigious […]

New Delhi: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi cruised for his second straight win at the expense of seasoned Grandmaster P Karthikeyan. Whereas, India’s youngest Grandmaster D Gukesh suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of unheralded Ranindu Liyanage of Sri Lanka in the second round of 19th Delhi International open chess tournament here on Wednesday. On […]