Gukesh

When D Gukesh pulled off a colossal "upset" victory over Ding Liren in the historic World Chess Championship this month, it was perhaps best the Indian prodigy could manage to showcase his calm under pressure and sangfroid. It was later also revealed that Gukesh's team for the World C'ship also included mental-conditioning coach Paddy Upton. Upton has notably worked with the Indian national team in the 2011 ODI World Cup winning year. Gukesh has exhibited coolness yet again at the ongoing Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, something

In the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour's inaugural event in Weissenhaus, Germany world champion D Gukesh experienced a continued streak without wins. The 18-year-old D Gukesh lost his first quarterfinal match against world No.2 Fabiano Caruana on Sunday and then gave up the second game after just 18 moves on Monday when he needed a win. He enters the battle for a classification spot between fifth and eighth place while the American player has moved into the semi-finals. Gukesh's Monday match with the

Shooter Manu Bhaker, the double Olympic medallist, the chess world champion D Gukesh, the men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar are the nominees of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.  India’s biggest sporting award is Khel Ratna. There were 32 other sportsmen (seven of them para-athletes) given Arjuna Awards by the sports ministry as well.  Manu Bhaker’s inclusion in the recommended list makes her the automatic winner of the prize, which is a relief for many. The