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What makes Ju Wenjun, who claimed her fifth Women’s World Championship crown, special
April 17, 2025 3:13 am
Pentala Hariskrishna, once her second, attributes her supremacy to the knack of resetting and thriving under pressure.
Ju Wenjun brushes aside Tan Zhongyi's challenge to retain FIDE Women’s World Championship crown
April 16, 2025 3:04 pm
Ju Wenjun had defied the same opponent, Tan Zhongyi, in May 2018 to claim her first world championship crown. That was her seventh attempt at the Women’s World Championship. Since then, she has defended her crown four times.
WATCH: D Gukesh breaks down in tears after becoming world champion by beating Ding Liren
December 12, 2024 7:49 pm
D Gukesh was overcome with emotions after defeating Ding Liren to become the youngest world chess champion.
Paddy Upton: ‘Gukesh studied the whole book to prepare for world championship… right down to minutest detail’
December 14, 2024 7:11 am
The mental training coach and his team prepared the Indian teenager for every scenario he could experience at the World Championship. They also pored over minute details like what he should do when Ding is spending time thinking about his moves and what the teen should do in his downtime.
World Chess Championship: Ding Liren reveals he ‘almost gave up’ after Gukesh's 31st move in Game 13
December 12, 2024 11:48 am
In the final game of the World Chess Championship on Thursday, Ding Liren will have white pieces. Another draw will push contest into tie-breaks, where the world champion is the favourite.
What happens if Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship match is still tied after game 14
December 11, 2024 1:10 pm
If the World Chess Championship match heads into tie-break, the prize money rules also get tweaked as we explain
At World Chess Championship, stolen glances at opponent, and pre-game rituals involving puzzles
December 04, 2024 1:10 pm
In the middle of Game 1, the Chess24 broadcast pointed out that Gukesh had spent some part of the morning solving puzzles on the chess.com app with a feature called Puzzle Rush.
World Chess Championship: Full list of world champions in chess since 1886
November 21, 2024 8:00 am
World Chess Championship: Only 17 players have been crowned world champions in chess, Can an 18-year-old from India join their ranks?
Ding Liren says he's ‘worried about losing very badly’ to Gukesh in World Chess Championship
November 06, 2024 2:25 am
World champion Ding Liren believes he will go into the world chess championship as the underdog. But added that he's hoping to become a "totally different player" so that he could "slow down Gukesh's pace and have some winning chances"
Garry Kasparov’s hot take on Gukesh vs Ding Liren: ‘Don’t see it as World Championship match (without Carlsen)’
November 01, 2024 8:03 am
Talking about the upcoming world chess championship match, Garry Kasparov said: "Gukesh is a favourite, because the way Ding Liren has been playing lately, it's kind of a shadow of the old Ding Liren we all remember."
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