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Javokhir Sindarov: ‘What I remember most from my childhood is chess’

The winner of the Candidates Tournament, a 20-year-old Uzbek, relies on his intuition and computers, and has not studied the ...

Sindarov wins Candidates, becomes Gukesh's challenger in World Chess Championship; Vaishali draws in round 13: Indian sports, April 14

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on April 14, 2026.

The making of Javokhir ‘Windarov’: Gukesh’s challenger is an Uzbek GM, whose ally is speed and comes to the board with lethal home prep

Javokhir Sindarov is not a big fan of the nickname chess followers have for him these days. Windarov. So what if the pun is ...

Javokhir Sindarov: The boy who once lost motivation to play chess after becoming a GM will be Gukesh’s challenger

A boy who once opted to learn chess at kindergarten instead of taking a nap spent last year going against the herd and doing ...

Garry Kasparov says Sindarov beating Gukesh could trigger Magnus Carlsen’s World Chess Championship comeback

Chess legend Garry Kasparov has insinuated that D Gukesh is not a worthy challenger for Magnus Carlsen, adding that Javokhir ...
Yahoo! Sports

Teenager is youngest-ever challenger for World Chess Championship title

Indian chess phenom Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest champion ever at the prestigious Candidates Tournament in Toronto on Sunday, with the men’s division win qualifying the 17-year-old for a ...
Onmanorama on MSN

Vaishali wins Candidates to emerge challenger for World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun

India’s D Gukesh and R Vaishali will be involved in the World Chess Championship matches in the Open and Women’s categories ...
WRAL

Indian teenager becomes youngest challenger for world chess title, will face reigning champion from China

(CNN) — Teenage Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, became the youngest player to claim the men’s Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Canada Sunday. (CNN) — Teenage Indian ...