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WORLD CHESS CHAMPION NEWS
Gajewski: ‘Meeting expectations of ex-world champions is not Gukesh’s main goal’
June 03, 2026 6:52 am
The man who has been in the champ's corner since 2023 speaks about the 20-year-old’s form, reveals what’s going on behind the scenes, and responds to criticism from chess greats
Praggnanandhaa on Gukesh vs Sindarov world championship: 'It's 50-50 for now'
May 16, 2026 9:22 am
Sindarov has been in rampaging form in classical chess recently, scything through the Candidates tournament in Cyprus last month with an unblemished record to secure his spot in the world championship.
'It's my dream to become World Champion,' says second youngest GM Faustino Oro
May 12, 2026 12:11 pm
12-year-old Faustino Oro became the second youngest Grandmaster after Abhimanyu Mishra.
Gukesh explains rare fist pump celebration after beating Javokhir Sindarov
May 07, 2026 1:23 pm
Since Gukesh became the world champion in December 2024, every move he made in critical positions, every game he played and did not win, every tournament position where he did not finish at the top became a referendum on his credentials.
Viswanathan Anand to Gukesh: Ignore the criticism, but some of it is legitimate
April 22, 2026 8:21 pm
With Gukesh’s form dipping in recent years, some of the comments from former world champions like Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov appear to question his credentials as a world champion.
When a teenaged Magnus Carlsen skipped the Candidates and wrote an open letter to FIDE chief with suggestions for changes
March 20, 2026 5:05 pm
Carlsen eventually played in the 2013 London Candidates tournament, which he won on the final day in a thrilling race to the finish line.
Ding Liren after dropping out of FIDE ratings list: ‘Quite enjoy my current situation, having inactive rating’
March 18, 2026 6:40 pm
Asked about his motivations these days, Ding replied: “I keep up playing the occasional game online: it doesn't require arduous pre-game preparation, just undivided concentration in the moment. The process itself is rewarding.”
Another defeat for D Gukesh at Prague, this time to Aravindh, leaves him down at World No 20 spot
March 04, 2026 6:16 pm
Tuesday’s game was not the only time recently that the world champion has found himself in dire time trouble at the tournament.
Gukesh suffers another defeat to long-time nemesis Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Prague chess event
March 02, 2026 11:20 am
At Prague, which is Gukesh’s second classical tournament of 2026, after five rounds, Gukesh is yet to win a game, having lost twice and drawing the other three.
Jan Henric Buettner on FIDE Freestyle World Championship: 'We see ourselves as the Formula One of chess'
January 09, 2026 10:04 am
Jan Henric Buettner, the German billionaire entrepreneur behind the ambitious Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, revealed to this newspaper how the months-long feud with FIDE was finally resolved as the Freestyle Chess World Championship was announced.
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