The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to Magnus Carlsen’s bold suggestion that he is bigger than the organization.

With this, the 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion, beating the record previously held by Garry Kasparov. The Indian Grand Master started the tournament at a disadvantage ...

The previous record-holder for the youngest chess world champion was Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov. He was 22 when he won in 1985 - a time when Russia and the former Soviet Union dominated ...

At 18, Chennai-born Gukesh stunned everyone and won the World Chess Championship, besting defending champion Ding Liren.

Niemann also called the chess world a “joke,” while player and streamer Alexandra Botez said on X that the game is “getting soft.” Former world champion Garry Kasparov made a pointed ...

In 2024, 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion, while India’s chess stars, including Koneru Humpy, R.

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player ... Misha Friedman/Getty Images Garry Kasparov, the retired chess legend, also weighed in, joking about the earlier row over Carlsen’s jeans.

Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...

Before D Gukesh’s feat, the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world chess champion when he won the title at the age of 22 ...