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Indian star GM Gukesh Dommaraju smiles after seeing his opponent’s blunder during Game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship match at Singapore's Equarius Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa, on Thursday, December 12. Courtesy of FIDE
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India’s Gukesh makes history, wins World Chess Championship at 18

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Defending world champion GM Ding Liren (right) eyes his challenger, Indian star GM Gukesh Dommaraju (left), during Game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship match at Singapore's Equarius Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa, on Thursday, December 12. Courtesy of FIDE
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India’s Gukesh wins World Chess Championship 2024

Thursday, December 12, 2024
World Champion GM Ding Liren (left) and India’s GM Gukesh Dommaraju (right), during Game 13 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship match at Singapore's Equarius Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa, on Wednesday, December 11. Courtesy of FIDE

World Chess Championship 2024: Ding’s mighty defence highpoint in game 13 draw

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
World Champion Ding Liren during Game 12 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship match at Singapore's Equarius Hotel in Resorts World Sentosa, on Monday, December 9. Courtesy of FIDE
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World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren strikes back, levels score with Game 12 win  

Monday, December 09, 2024
Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju characteristically closes his eyes during Game 7 of the FIDE World Championship match on Tuesday, December 3. Courtesy of FIDE

World Chess Championship 2024: Game 7 ends in draw after five hours of twists and turns

Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Students of Vellamal Nexus schools at the academy run by school coach Velavan Subbiah in Chennai, India [Maveeran Somasundaram/Al Jazeera]
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How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time

Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Scott Beaumont, the President of Google’s Asia-Pacific region, makes the ceremonial first move in Game 6 of the FIDE World Championship Match, on Sunday, December 1. Courtesy of FIDE
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World Chess Championship 2024: Game 6 ends in draw

Sunday, December 01, 2024
Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju battle it out in game five of the 2024 FIDE World Championship, on Saturday, November 30. Courtesy of FIDE

World Chess Championship 2024: Ding fails to punish Gukesh in Game 5

Saturday, November 30, 2024
India’s GM Gukesh Dommaraju and China's GM Ding Liren exchange score sheets after Game 4 in the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match in Singapore ended in a 42-move draw after threefold repetition on Friday, November 29. Courtesy of FIDE
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World Chess Championship 2024: Game 4 ends in draw

Friday, November 29, 2024
GM Gukesh Dommaraju smiles after making a strong comeback, handing defending champion GM Ding Liren his first loss of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in the third round at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, on Wednesday, November 27. Courtesy of FIDE

Gukesh bounces back in style at World Chess Championship 2024

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s GM Gukesh D, made a strong comeback, handing defending champion China’s GM Ding Liren his first loss of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in the third round at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Wednesday, November 27. Courtesy of FIDE
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Gukesh makes strong comeback, wins Round 3 of World Chess Championship 2024

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
L-R: Reigning world champion Ding Liren, GM Maurice Ashley, the emcee and press conference host for the match, and GM Gukesh Dommaraju, at the Round 2 post-game press conference, on Tuesday, November 26. Courtesy of FIDE
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Ding ‘ready for a fight’ vs Gukesh in Round 3 of World Chess Championship 2024

Tuesday, November 26, 2024