Viswanathan Anand recalls meeting World Champion D Gukesh as a young boy

Dec 13, 2024

Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand took to social media and shared a photo of him with young D Gukesh recalling the moment when...

"I should not be compared with Viswanathan Anand sir": Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh

Sep 11, 2023

Gukesh, who is 17 years old, recently overtook Anand to become the top-ranked player in India since July 1986, in the FIDE rating list.

17-year-old D Gukesh overtakes GM Viswanathan Anand as India's top-ranked chess player

Aug 03, 2023

Anand, who has a score of 2754.0 dropped to tenth place.

D Gukesh surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's top chess player in FIDE rating list

Sep 01, 2023

"It's official! Gukesh is India's #1 in the #FIDErating list! The 17-year-old prodigy makes history by overtaking the five-time World Champion Vishy Anand and...

'Khelo Chess' has potential to create chess revolution in India: AICF Secretary Chauhan

Jun 22, 2022

With the veteran players like Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy alongside young promising talents such as Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh D, consistently performing on...

"Very proud of how you handled tough situations": Viswanathan Anand hails D Gukesh for winning FIDE Candidates 2024

Apr 22, 2024

The 17-year-old Indian on Monday created history as he won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest-ever challenger to the world title.