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'India's Future Is Bright': Garry Kasparov Reacts As D Gukesh Breaks His Record To Become Youngest World Chess Champion

Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India's D Gukesh, who broke his record to become the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. Before Gukesh's feat on Thursday, Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. Gukesh, 18, defeated defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by winning the 14th and last classical game of their World Championship tie in Singapore. Taking to social media platform X, Kasparov said Gukesh conquered the summit of world chess.

EU Parliament delegation visits Georgia and marches with pro-EU protesters

A delegation from the European Parliament has visited Georgia and marched with pro-EU protesters with demonstrations against the government's decision to suspend accession talks now in a second week.

"Suspicious, Requires Investigation": Ding Liren Accused Of 'Deliberately' Losing To D Gukesh

Defending world chess champion Ding Liren was made to rue the 'blunder' he made in the 14th and final game against India's D Gukesh on Thursday. Liren's error of judgment turned out to be a costly one as Gukesh pounced on the mistake to become the youngest world champion in the history of the game. While most of the chess fraternity is elated to see the 18-year-old Gukesh make history, Russian Chess Federation chief Andrei Filatov has accused China's Liren of losing the game on purpose.

'India's Future Is Bright': Garry Kasparov Reacts As D Gukesh Breaks His Record To Become Youngest World Chess Champion

Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India's D Gukesh, who broke his record to become the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. Before Gukesh's feat on Thursday, Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. Gukesh, 18, defeated defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by winning the 14th and last classical game of their World Championship tie in Singapore. Taking to social media platform X, Kasparov said Gukesh conquered the summit of world chess.

New world chess champion is 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju from India

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore.

D Gukesh Becomes Youngest Ever World Chess Champion As Ding Liren Fumbles

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a roller-coaster showdown that went right down to the wire. Gukesh secured the requisite 7.5 points as against 6.5 of Liren after winning the last classical time control game of the 14-game match that seemed headed for a draw for most part. As title winner, he will get a major share of the USD 2.5 million prize purse.

Orbán ends EU presidency with controversial ceasefire mission, to Ukraine's dismay

Hungary's Viktor Orbán will cap his country's EU Council presidency with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on Thursday, the latest stop in a so-called "Christmas ceasefire" deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed out of hand.

How can the Baltic states be defended by hybrid threats?

The recent damage to submarine telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea connecting Germany with Finland and Lithuania with Sweden are both considered acts of sabotage, and have reminded us of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to hybrid attacks.

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'India's Future Is Bright': Garry Kasparov Reacts As D Gukesh Breaks His Record To Become Youngest World Chess Champion

EU Parliament delegation visits Georgia and marches with pro-EU protesters

"Suspicious, Requires Investigation": Ding Liren Accused Of 'Deliberately' Losing To D Gukesh

'India's Future Is Bright': Garry Kasparov Reacts As D Gukesh Breaks His Record To Become Youngest World Chess Champion

New world chess champion is 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju from India

D Gukesh Becomes Youngest Ever World Chess Champion As Ding Liren Fumbles

Orbán ends EU presidency with controversial ceasefire mission, to Ukraine's dismay

How can the Baltic states be defended by hybrid threats?