Did government apply rules in awarding D Gukesh Khel Ratna?
Government's decision to include chess champion D Gukesh for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2024 despite it ...
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DC Edit | Don’t devalue Khel Ratna
The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna sporting awards list for the year has the world chess champion, D. Gukesh, as well as the ...
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The young grandmasters
Gukesh Dommaraju is now the youngest-ever world champion, but that is just icing on the cake in India’s chess story. For the ‘golden generation’, 2024 was the year they did it all ...
Manu Bhaker and Dommaraju Gukesh among four Khel Ratna winners
Double Olympic Games medallist Manu Bhaker and chess world champion Dommaraju Gukesh were among four winners of the Major ...
Questions for 2025: Will Neeraj Chopra hit 90m? Where to for Indian chess? Will PV Sindhu find form?
So now it's an existential need: crack the 90m mental barrier, ensure he can challenge Nadeem and Peters in 2025. Now coached ...
PM Modi calls Humpy 'sporting icon' after meeting with chess ace
Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess by defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge champion in the FIDE Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in New York.
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Chess champion Koneru Humpy thrilled after meeting PM Modi: Incredible honour
Chess champion Koneru Humpy described meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an "incredible honour" after her historic win ...
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Chess: D Gukesh to Vantika Agrawal – Indian players with biggest rise in 2024
The comparison of the FIDE rating lists for January 2024 and January 2025 reflected India's tremendous success in 2024.