The 18-year-old also became only the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to bag the title. After being named for the Khel Ratna Award, Gukesh said that it had motivated him to keep ...

Anand recently talked about it and said it was quite uncharacteristic of Gukesh how he delivered the punchline.

Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker and world chess champion D Gukesh received their Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards from ... the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the top prize ...

NEW DELHI: Chess world champion D Gukesh on Thursday vowed to deliver his best on the 64 squares after being chosen for the prestigious 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna' award by the government.

He is only the second Indian to claim the title after the legendary Viswanathan Anand. The Khel Ratna was also conferred upon Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, who played a vital ...

Chess world champion D Gukesh on Thursday promised his "best moves on 64 square and outside" in future as well after being chosen for the prestigious 'Khel Ratna' award by the government.

Youngest world chess champion D Gukesh recieved the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award from President ... Gukesh became the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to become a chess ...