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2024 Candidates Tournament
2024 CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT NEWS
India submit two bids for hosting World Chess Championship
June 01, 2024 2:07 pm
India's teen prodigy D Gukesh is set to take on defending champion Ding Liren of China in November-December this year.
World Chess Championship: India seriously exploring possibility of hosting Gukesh vs Ding Liren, says AICF chief
May 14, 2024 8:29 am
The newly-elected office bearers of the AICF have lost no time in unveiling a host of measures to popularise the sport, which is currently in a state of boom in India.
Viswanathan Anand writes: Gukesh, Pragg, Vidit — this is the golden generation for Indian chess
May 08, 2024 10:19 am
India’s success at the Candidates tournament shows how much the chess ecosystem has developed in the country. If you rise to the top in India, you are probably very close to the top of the world as well.
Magnus Carlsen: 'Gukesh is so young he doesn't understand that you should be nervous (at events like Candidates)'
May 14, 2024 8:29 am
On a Norwegian podcast Sjakksnakk, Magnus Carlsen weighed in on the 17-year-old unflappable challenger from India and the shaky-looking world champion Ding Liren from China. The duo will face off in November this year for the World Championship crown.
What Gukesh and Co can learn from the life of the Norwegian kid who at 13 had stunned Garry Kasparov?
April 28, 2024 2:06 pm
Now a living legend at 33, he shut-off outside noise, remained thankful to his supportive family, develop as a player and continued to enjoy playing chess
How Gukesh was welcomed at 3 am after Candidates: 80 school kids, posse of cameramen, officials and an emotional mother
April 28, 2024 2:07 pm
AICF treasurer Dharmendra Kumar, who was at the Chennai airport at 3 am to welcome Gukesh, told The Indian Express that they are in discussions with FIDE to host the World Chess Championship. “We are definitely interested,” he said.
Gukesh wins Candidates: 17-year-old and trainer Grzegorz Gajewski reveal what makes him a mentality monster
April 28, 2024 2:06 pm
Gukesh and his trainer Grzegorz Gajewski reveal the mentality behind 17-year-old winning Candidates, the routines he painstakingly follows and how he gets in the zone.
Watch: Candidates winner Gukesh mobbed by chess fans at park in Toronto
April 26, 2024 12:31 pm
Gukesh had edged past a troika of stalwarts: America’s Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the Candidates winner on Monday
D Gukesh interview: 'Casual chat with Magnus Carlsen proved useful... came to Toronto to win Candidates'
April 28, 2024 2:07 pm
In an interview with The Indian Express, 17-year-old Gukesh reveals how he believed from the start that he could win the Candidates and how a conversation with Magnus Carlsen had been helpful for him.
Chess World Championships: India’s Gukesh to fight China’s Ding Liren for ultimate prize in November-December
April 24, 2024 10:36 am
17-year-old from Chennai emerged victorious in the Candidates tournament in Toronto, a prestigious eight-player event held to handpick the challenger to the world champion.
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