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Watch: D Gukesh Celebrates World Chess Championship Win With Bungee Jump
Days after becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh celebrated his victory and historic win by conquering something else: his fear of heights.
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D Gukesh Is Youngest-Ever World Chess Champ, Some Others Who Held The Title
But 2023 was an eventful year for Gukesh when he unleashed himself to the world as the youngest player to reach a rating of 2750. The same year, he outperformed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player.
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5 Interesting Facts About The FIDE World Chess Championship 2024
The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship kicked off today at the Equarius Hotel in Singapore. The 18-year-old Indian chess prodigy, Grandmaster D Gukesh, is set to face off against the reigning world champion, Ding Liren of China.
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World Chess Championship: Google Doodle Celebrates Final Between D Gukesh And Ding Liren
On clicking the doodle, users land on a page titled 'Celebrating Chess'. It describes chess as "a two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares".
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Who is Viswanathan Anand?
When Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand put an incredible five World titles to his name yesterday, Sachin Tendulkar doffed his cap. There is no doubt that these two young men are way ahead of the rest in the race for the title of India's best sportsmen ever, and at this moment, many proud fans say its Vishy.
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Jayalalithaa greets Anand on his win
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday greeted Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Title for the fifth time.In a letter to him, she said: "I am glad to learn that you have won the World Chess Title for the fifth time and fourth time consecutively".
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Tamil Nadu Governor congratulates Viswanathan Anand
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Wednesday congratulated Viswanathan Anand on retaining the World Chess Championship title, saying he has made the nation proud.
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Humpy out of World Championship
India's Koneru Humpy crashed out of the World Women's chess championship after drawing the second game of the semifinal match against nemesis Yifan Hao of China.
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I played fast and furious near climax: Anand
Sharing the secret of his success at the World Championship, Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand on Monday said he unnerved rival Veselin Topalov by playing fast and aggressively towards the climax of title battle.
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It is toughest match I have ever played: Anand
Moments after retaining the World Chess Championship title, Viswanathan Anand termed the 12th and the final game against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov as the toughest match of his career.
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Nice to know I can wake up as World Champion: Viswanathan Anand
World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday retained his crown winning the World Chess Championship title by wrapping up the final game against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
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World Chess: Final game between Anand, Topalov underway
The final game of the 12-game World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov is underway in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Anand-Topalov draw penultimate game
World champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for yet another draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain tied after the 11th round of the ongoing World Chess Championship in Sofia.
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Anand draws with Topalov; match tied at 5-5
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a hard fought draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to keep his title hopes alive after the end of the 10th game.
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Anand misses chance, draws ninth game
World champion Viswanathan Anand missed out on a chance to score a crucial victory and had to settle for a draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the ninth game of the world chess championship now underway here.
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Watch: D Gukesh Celebrates World Chess Championship Win With Bungee Jump
Days after becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh celebrated his victory and historic win by conquering something else: his fear of heights.
-
D Gukesh Is Youngest-Ever World Chess Champ, Some Others Who Held The Title
But 2023 was an eventful year for Gukesh when he unleashed himself to the world as the youngest player to reach a rating of 2750. The same year, he outperformed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player.
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5 Interesting Facts About The FIDE World Chess Championship 2024
The 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship kicked off today at the Equarius Hotel in Singapore. The 18-year-old Indian chess prodigy, Grandmaster D Gukesh, is set to face off against the reigning world champion, Ding Liren of China.
-
World Chess Championship: Google Doodle Celebrates Final Between D Gukesh And Ding Liren
On clicking the doodle, users land on a page titled 'Celebrating Chess'. It describes chess as "a two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares".
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Who is Viswanathan Anand?
When Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand put an incredible five World titles to his name yesterday, Sachin Tendulkar doffed his cap. There is no doubt that these two young men are way ahead of the rest in the race for the title of India's best sportsmen ever, and at this moment, many proud fans say its Vishy.
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Jayalalithaa greets Anand on his win
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday greeted Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Title for the fifth time.In a letter to him, she said: "I am glad to learn that you have won the World Chess Title for the fifth time and fourth time consecutively".
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Tamil Nadu Governor congratulates Viswanathan Anand
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Wednesday congratulated Viswanathan Anand on retaining the World Chess Championship title, saying he has made the nation proud.
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Humpy out of World Championship
India's Koneru Humpy crashed out of the World Women's chess championship after drawing the second game of the semifinal match against nemesis Yifan Hao of China.
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I played fast and furious near climax: Anand
Sharing the secret of his success at the World Championship, Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand on Monday said he unnerved rival Veselin Topalov by playing fast and aggressively towards the climax of title battle.
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It is toughest match I have ever played: Anand
Moments after retaining the World Chess Championship title, Viswanathan Anand termed the 12th and the final game against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov as the toughest match of his career.
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Nice to know I can wake up as World Champion: Viswanathan Anand
World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday retained his crown winning the World Chess Championship title by wrapping up the final game against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
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World Chess: Final game between Anand, Topalov underway
The final game of the 12-game World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov is underway in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Anand-Topalov draw penultimate game
World champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for yet another draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain tied after the 11th round of the ongoing World Chess Championship in Sofia.
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Anand draws with Topalov; match tied at 5-5
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a hard fought draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to keep his title hopes alive after the end of the 10th game.
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Anand misses chance, draws ninth game
World champion Viswanathan Anand missed out on a chance to score a crucial victory and had to settle for a draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the ninth game of the world chess championship now underway here.
