Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026

"ding-liren"

Gukesh to play Norway Chess 2026 as reigning world champion

Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju will compete in Norway Chess 2026, returning to one of the world’s strongest tournaments
Editorial: Top of the world

Gukesh’s win has the potential to inspire a new generation of chess lovers in a cricket-crazy country
Gukesh becomes youngest ever World Chess Champion, second Indian after Anand

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
Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren

Praggnanandhaa's win followed victories over higher-ranked players, including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, in earlier rounds.
Chessable Masters: Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in final

Chennai: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No.2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final early on Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai fought back to win the second set after having lost the opener. But then lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker. […]