D Gukesh gets lucky reprieve after two blunders on dramatic opening Grand Chess Tour day in Warsaw

Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh endured a roller‑coaster start to the Grand Chess Tour: Super Rapid and Blitz 2026 in Poland after beginning with a draw against Firouzja, then a defeat to Hans ...

Gukesh’s day out in Warsaw: 2 blunders, 1 controversial moment and a lucky break

World champion D Gukesh drew a game he was winning. Then lost a game which was ambling towards a draw. The 29-year-old ...
The Washington Post

18-year-old becomes youngest chess world champion after opponent’s blunder

With a dramatic victory Thursday in a deciding match, 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest person to be crowned chess’s world champion. Dommaraju broke a record set by Russia’s Garry ...
FiveThirtyEight

After Another Blunder, The World Chess Championship Is Off The Rails

The Russian grandmaster desperately needed a win. After losses in an all-time classic Game 6 and a howler in Game 8, in which he blundered away a pawn, Ian Nepomniachtchi began Tuesday’s world ...