D Gukesh shaves his head at Tirupati Balaji temple as he seeks divine blessings for 2025 season; watch video
D Gukesh visited the Tirupati Balaji temple located on Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, where he tonsured his head and donated his hair as an offering to the Hindu deity Venkateswara, seeking divine ...
Hans Niemann to undergo lie-detecting polygraph test after losing blitz showdown against Russian GM Daniil Dubov
American Grandmaster Hans Niemann had challenged Daniil Dubov to an 18-game blitz match in Moscow after the Aeroflot Open, ...
Niemann criticizes lack of 'structural support' for chess in USA, compares it to India model: 'American chess will fade'
American chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann fears that chess in USA will ‘fade into obscurity’ if it is not provided the ...
D Gukesh weighs in on freestyle vs classical chess debate: 'Freestyle is exciting but...'
Indian chess champion D Gukesh has shared his views on freestyle chess, calling it exciting but asserting that classical ...
I'm open to all formats, but classical chess will always reign: D Gukesh
Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess, with its ...