D. Gukesh

Former chess champion Anatoly Karpov undermines D Gukesh's world championship crown, sparks controversy

D Gukesh’s form has taken a sharp dip of late, and he needs to raise his game before the World Championship later this year.

Tata Steel Masters: D Gukesh loses to Bluebaum, Arjun Erigaisi draws easy

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun continue to struggle with four points apiece and for the World champion it was another heart-breaking result with white pieces.

Tata Steel Masters: World Champion D Gukesh slumps to another defeat against Anish Giri

Gukesh and Arjun share the ninth spot with Giri on three points and Praggnanadhaa on 2.5 is still looking for an elusive victory.

Tata Steel Masters: D Gukesh draws with Arjun Erigaisi in Round 3

Arjun and Gukesh fought it out in the Queen’s gambit accepted, an opening that Praggnanandhaa had experimented with Arjun in the opening round and had bite the dust.

Chess World Cup: World champion D Gukesh bows out after losing to Frederik Svane

Gukesh lost the second game of the third round under normal time control against a seasoned opponent known to be a fierce competitor.

‘Dance to Bollywood music if you win’: Hikaru Nakamura’s cheeky suggestion to D Gukesh amid criticism

Although Gukesh has not commented on the incident, Nakamura has faced heavy criticism from Indian fans and a section of former players, terming the viral act as an insult to the opponent and the game.

'This makes chess look like sporting event': Magnus Carlsen’s coach defends Nakamura over Gukesh King toss viral act

Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and current FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky were among the many who have harshly criticised Nakamura for his wild celebration.

Highs greater than lows for D Gukesh despite dip in graph

D Gukesh has not won any title and after a long time, he has slipped out of the top 10 in world rankings.

WATCH: Hikaru Nakamura tosses chess piece towards fans after thrashing D Gukesh in USA’s 5-0 exhibition win

After putting up a fierce fight against the American Grandmaster, Gukesh watched helplessly as Nakamura picked up a chess piece and flung it towards the audience applauding USA's victory over India.

16-year-old Ediz Gurel, who defeated world champion D Gukesh, returns school to a hero welcome - VIDEO

In a video doing rounds on social media, hundreds of his schoolmates can be seen cheering and and waving Turkish flags as Gurel made his way to the school.

D Gukesh under 'Icon' players, Magnus Carlsen skips: Global Chess League player draft on September 26

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway will skip the tournament, to be held in Chennai

FIDE Grand Swiss: Heartbreak for D Gukesh, World Champion almost in tears after 3rd consecutive loss - WATCH

In Round 8 on Friday, Gukesh will go up against Divya Deshmukh, the reigning FIDE Women's World Cup winner.

FIDE Grand Swiss: Nihal stuns Maghsoodloo to join leaders; Vaishali stays ahead

World champion D Gukesh's struggles continued as he slumped to a third straight defeat here on Thursday.

D Gukesh suffers second straight loss at FIDE Grand Swiss; Arjun Erigaisi stays in hunt

At the top of the table, Arjun Erigaisi had little trouble holding sole leader Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran.

Viswanathan Anand shrugs off Nodirbek Abdusattorov jab at D Gukesh: ‘It's good fun’

Anand is not the only person who has responded to Nodirbek's widely shared statement. Gukesh, who was the target of the "unpopular opinion" in the first place, gave a classy response as well.

Sinquefield Cup: Praggnanandhaa draws with Lagrave; Gukesh survives Duda

On a day when all the five games were drawn, Fabiano Caruana of the United States maintained his sole lead on 3.5 points.

R Praggnanandhaa held by Samuel Sevian; D Gukesh draws with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Fabiano Caruana of the United States scored his second victory in as many days, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan.

Sinquefield Cup: Gukesh held by Sevian, Pragg draws with Abdusattorov

With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa remained in the leading group of three players that now include Fabiano Caruana of United States.

Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov, D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen locked for Clutch Chess exhibition games in October

Garry Kasparov and Anand Viswanathan last squared off in 2021 in the Croatia Rapid and Blitz competition at Zagreb where the Russian had emerged victorious.

Sinquefield Cup: D Gukesh bounces back with crushing win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov

D Gukesh played one of the testing variations and did not shy away from mainstream theory.

Chennai Grand Masters postponed to Thursday after fire at tournament venue

The players were eventually brought back to the hotel, but the tournament will begin a day later after a fresh round of safety checks.

D Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen; leads Super United rapid and blitz

Counting the opening day victories, the win against Carlsen late on Thursday was Gukesh's fifth consecutive triumph in the tournament and took him to 10 points out of a possible 12.

Gukesh-Magnus faceoff sparks strong viewership in India amid soaring chess popularity

The viewership for Gukesh-Magnus faceoff surged on popular chess platforms with Chess.com recording 202,000 views in India and Chessbase India seeing 172,000 views.

Gukesh-Magnus clash a big draw, says Norway Chess founder; eyes India for his next move

The World number one slamming the board and losing to the one player the Norwegian thought he would not lose to has led to a lot of social media buzz around Norway Chess.

Beating Magnus Carlsen in Norway adds another layer to the D Gukesh story

“The world championship doesn’t mean you are the best player in the world. I am conscious of the fact that I may be world champion and I am not the best player just yet. That’s the goal- to be the best player in the world and dominate the sport” - D Gukesh