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Gukesh vs Ding: previewing the World Chess Championship 2024
Here's a brief overview of their strengths and weaknesses, and how proceedings could transpire on the board over the course of 14 potential games.
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Chess 101: Explaining the sport
Ahead of the Chess World Championship, let's break down the complex sport of chess in the simplest way possible.
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Chess World Championship: What it takes to be crowned king
As India's D Gukesh gears up to take on Ding Liren in the 2024 chess World Championship, here's what it takes to be the champ
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The unexpected bizarreness of a chess World Championship
As India's D Gukesh gears up to take on Ding Liren in the 2024 chess World Championship, here's a selection of the most iconic and bizarre moments in the tournament's history.
Chess
How Viswanathan Anand won his five world chess championship titles
Anand's five world titles are the story of a non-Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.
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D Gukesh: The Prince who would be King
Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Can Gukesh change all that?
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'Worried about losing very badly': Ding Liren on World Championship vs D Gukesh
"I will be the underdog approaching this match," said World Champion Ding Liren
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'Gukesh smart enough to know that World Championships are won, not elected': Viswanathan Anand
Anand, India's first chess world champion, believes that Gukesh's form is a good sign ahead of the World Championship match against Ding Liren.
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Gukesh showing mixed form with 30 days to go for World Chess Championship
Gukesh has been in action, alongside a host of the world's top players, at the European Club Cup
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Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings secure second title in spectacular fashion
Season one champions, Triveni Continental Kings, triumphed over the PBG Alaskan Knights in both final matches to secure their second title in the Global Chess League.
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Global Chess League: Firouzja's Triveni Continental Kings in final after win over Carlsen's Sg Pipers
On Friday, all eyes were on the decisive clash between Alpine Sg Pipers and Triveni Continental Kings for a place in the final.
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Global Chess League: Mumba Masters stun Alaskan Knights, Kings and Pipers improve chances of reaching finals
A roundup of results from the seventh day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights reach final as Carlsen beats Anand
A roundup of results from the latest round of action at the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights one win away from finals, Carlsen stunned by Vachier-Lagrave
A roundup of results from the sixth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings climb to second, PBG Alaskan Knights remain on top despite defeat
A roundup of results from the fifth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights maintain perfect run as Anand's Grandmasters struggle again
A roundup of results from the fourth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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World Chess Championship: 50 days to go, Gukesh has form but Ding the experience
Even as Gukesh has been in the form of his life, Ding has not quite been in the best of it.
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Global Chess League: Alaskan Knights stay unbeaten as Anand's Ganges break losing streak
A roundup of results from the third day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Carlsen beaten by the clock; Anand, Pragg go down on Day 2
A roundup of results from the second day of Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Anand-Carlsen draw headlines opening day of season 2
A roundup of results from the opening day of Global Chess League Season 2.
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Carlsen, Anand, Arjun, Giri and co. promise to make Global Chess League season 2 unmissable
Several of India's gold-medal winning Olympiad teams will be in action - including Vidit Gujrathi, R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali.
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India's chess boom: With the right moves, game can grow across the board
Chess is a brilliant sport, and after years of dormancy (and looking up at one man's greatness in wonder and awe), India's waking up to it again.
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Chess gold rush: New-gen champs took Anand's skill and added scale
With two golds - in Open and Women - they've taken all that unimpressive history in the tournament, smashed it out of the park and taken Indian chess to a whole new level.
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"We were meant for this": Tania, Gukesh react after historic double gold at Chess Olympiad
The Indian chess team reacts to their iconic double gold at the FIDE 2024 Chess Olympiad.
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68 years in the making: Olympiad golds mark milestones in Indian chess history
India's milestone moments in their chess history - including Viswanathan Anand's pioneering feats and their historic double gold in the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
