At the FIDE Candidates, Praggnanandhaa finished fifth in a field that contained the best players in the world. "It was a good tournament in a way. For the first time in the Candidates, it was good ...

It usually means Shaking My Head, which expresses disappointment or bewilderment. SMO: OK, so this one really depends on the context. SMO could mean Serious Mode On (meaning you’re feeling or ...

D Gukesh, the 17-year-old Grandmaster (GM) from India, became the youngest winner of the FIDE Candidates tournament in Toronto on Monday. Finishing on top of the table with nine points in the ...

In a remarkable achievement, 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh from Chennai has etched his name in chess history by winning the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament. Gukesh’s Candidates win marks the first time ...

D Gukesh won the 2024 FIDE Candidates after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura (USA), with Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) and Fabiano Caruana (USA) also drawing their match.. The 17-year-old became the ...

Calm, composed and speaking in crisp sentences, belying his age - 17 - and the fact that he'd just become the youngest-ever winner of the 2024 FIDE Candidates. If the calmness and composure were ...

17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history by becoming the youngest ever player to win the prestigious FIDE Candidates tournament and earn the right to challenge for the World ...

Gukesh is the talk of the chess world. Nearly 20 months after turning heads with eight straight victories on the top board of the world’s premier team event, the 17-year-old became the sole leader in ...

Never before has the FIDE Candidates seen such a situation: four title challengers facing each other in the final round of the three-week chess marathon. And leading them is a 17-year-old revelation: ...

According to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, it’s the first time in history that four players still had a shot of winning the Candidates in the final round. What a drama. For the first time in the ...

D Gukesh is one win away from winning the 2024 FIDE Candidates, after taking the sole lead of the tournament with a thrilling win over Alireza Firouzja in Round 13, while fellow contenders ...