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Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll Result: 14 rounds of counting to decide fate of 14 candidates today

June 23, 2025 10:36 am

Punjab Ludhiana West By Election Result 2025: The bypoll was necessitated after AAP Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi died of a “self-inflicted bullet injury” earlier this year.

Gukesh: ‘Right now just want to be the best, don’t care about youngest ever and other records’

April 28, 2024 2:16 pm

After Gukesh become the youngest-ever player to qualify for the prestigious World Chess Championship, a clip of him as an 11-year-old surfaced. In it he says: “I want to be the youngest world chess champion!”

Gukesh vs Ding Liren: It will cost about Rs 70 crore to host World Chess Championship

May 22, 2024 8:37 pm

What does it take to host the World Chess Championship, where Gukesh will take on Ding Liren later this year? We break it down in this explainer:

India pushing to host Chess World Championship and give sensation D Gukesh the perfect liftoff against Ding Liren

April 28, 2024 2:06 pm

Gukesh became the youngest ever challenger for the world title by winning the Candidates Tournament in Toronto on Monday

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

Gukesh's Candidates victory a testament to India's growing stature in world chess

April 24, 2024 10:37 am

Gukesh wins Candidates: In FIDE’s rankings list for April 2024, there are 5 Indian men among the top 25. In the women’s ranks, there are 3 Indians among the top 15; in junior rankings there are 7 Indians among the top 20

'Gukesh is probably bit stronger than we realised': Magnus Carlsen explains why he'd said he cannot imagine teen winning Candidates

April 25, 2024 10:55 am

Magnus Carlsen revealed that Gukesh had approached him during the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge chess event to ask for advice on competing at the Candidates tournament.

'The future is here... It's today': Chess fraternity reacts to 17-year-old Gukesh winning Candidates

April 22, 2024 10:14 am

Gukesh wins Candidates: From former world champions to legends of game, here's how the chess fraternity reacted to Gukesh winning the prestigious tournament that allows him to challenge world champion Ding Liren for his crown

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