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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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After D Gukesh's World Conquering Feat, Congratulations From Elon Musk
D Gukesh, the 18-year-old chess prodigy from India, made history as the youngest world chess champion, defeating China's Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in a thrilling 14-game showdown.
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Watch: When 11-Year-Old Gukesh Revealed His "Youngest World Champion" Ambition
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday made history by becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating China's Ding Liren.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Mahesh Babu And Other Stars Send Big Love To Youngest Chess World Champion D Gukesh
While the entire India is celebrating D Gukesh’s incredible achievement, our favourite celebrities have also been flooding social media with congratulatory messages for the champion
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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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Hungarian Supergranny Closes in on World Chess Record
An 87-year-old Hungarian woman aims this weekend to set a world record by beating 1920s Cuban chess grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca at his own game: simultaneous play.
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Jayalalithaa presents Rs 2 crore to Viswanathan Anand
World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in Chennai on Wednesday. The Chief Minister rewarded two crore rupees to the five time world chess champion.
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Viswanathan Anand invited to Kolkata
West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra on Friday congratulated Viswanathan Anand for winning his fifth World Chess Title and invited him to visit Kolkata.
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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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Gaddafi plays chess with Russian visitor
As the world awaits Moammar Gaddafi's next move, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation.The federation is headed by the eccentric Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who until last year was the leader of Russia's predominantly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia. He once claimed to have visited an alien spac...
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No. 1 ranking motivational target: Anand
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is likely to lose his number one status by next month but the Indian is hardly bothered as he feels ranking is a motivational target rather than an end in itself.
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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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After D Gukesh's World Conquering Feat, Congratulations From Elon Musk
D Gukesh, the 18-year-old chess prodigy from India, made history as the youngest world chess champion, defeating China's Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in a thrilling 14-game showdown.
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Watch: When 11-Year-Old Gukesh Revealed His "Youngest World Champion" Ambition
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday made history by becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating China's Ding Liren.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Mahesh Babu And Other Stars Send Big Love To Youngest Chess World Champion D Gukesh
While the entire India is celebrating D Gukesh’s incredible achievement, our favourite celebrities have also been flooding social media with congratulatory messages for the champion
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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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Hungarian Supergranny Closes in on World Chess Record
An 87-year-old Hungarian woman aims this weekend to set a world record by beating 1920s Cuban chess grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca at his own game: simultaneous play.
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Jayalalithaa presents Rs 2 crore to Viswanathan Anand
World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in Chennai on Wednesday. The Chief Minister rewarded two crore rupees to the five time world chess champion.
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Viswanathan Anand invited to Kolkata
West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra on Friday congratulated Viswanathan Anand for winning his fifth World Chess Title and invited him to visit Kolkata.
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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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Gaddafi plays chess with Russian visitor
As the world awaits Moammar Gaddafi's next move, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation.The federation is headed by the eccentric Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who until last year was the leader of Russia's predominantly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia. He once claimed to have visited an alien spac...
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No. 1 ranking motivational target: Anand
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is likely to lose his number one status by next month but the Indian is hardly bothered as he feels ranking is a motivational target rather than an end in itself.
