More than 200 people gathered at the Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Canada for the fan meetup with Gukesh! Gukesh answered questions, signed autographs and took pictures. Little kids were inspired by Gukesh's answers, while elders were flabbergasted with his maturity and calm…

Hearty Congratulations to Vaishali for the great come back! Amazing girl! Congratulations to Sandipan and the others in the team.

GM Koneru Humpy had a great finish at the Women's Candidates 2024. Humpy scored an amazing win with the Black pieces against GM Lei Tingjie in the final round!

Koneru Humpy scored 7.5/14 points to finish 2nd in the tournament. Congratulations to the India no.1 woman for a…

A Tale of Sportsmanship: Nepomniachtchi's Apology to Caruana 💔

Nepo: 'I'm sorry..'
Fabi: 'My fault!'

In the high-stakes battleground of the #FIDECandidates , where only the first matters, the critical showdown between Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi gripped spectators…

Chess speaks for itself

Gukesh: 'If I had to pinpoint a moment where I really felt this could be my moment was probably... after I lost to Firouzja... Even though I just had a painful loss, I was feeling at my absolute best. Maybe this loss gave me so much motivation.'

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17-year-old 🇮🇳 Gukesh has smashed Kasparov's record as the youngest player to win the Candidates cycle and qualify for a match for the undisputed World Chess Championship title!

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Gukesh is heading toward a comfortable draw with black against Nakamura. Nepo, who was undefeated in 13 rounds, is on his way to losing to Caruana! This means rapid playoff tomorrow to decide the next challenger against Ding Liren!

Gukesh vs Caruana! Who do you pick to win this…

Narendra Modi Gukesh D Congratulations 🎉🎊
Hare Krishna 🙏 Sanatan Dharm ki Jai Ho 🙏

India is exceptionally proud of Gukesh D on becoming the youngest-ever player to win the #FIDECandidates !

Gukesh's remarkable achievement at the Candidates in Toronto showcases his extraordinary talent and dedication.

His outstanding performance and journey to the top…

Gukesh: 'It’s always an honour representing my country. To achieve something big for myself and my country is very special to me.'

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📷 Michal Walusza

Standings | After Round 14 | Women’s #FIDECandidates

🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi is the winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates with a score of 9/14.

In hindsight Magnus was pretty spot on with his predictions. Just that he mixed up Alireza and Gukesh which can happen with old age 😛 Gukesh has exceeded all expectations so far 🤞 #fidecandidates2024

Getting close 😄

Will show this to my kids someday. Gukesh ❤️‍🔥

The dream team! FIDE Candidates 2024 winner Gukesh with dad Rajinikanth, trainer Gajewski and sponsor Sandeep Singhal (WestBridge Capital).

Photo: Sagar Shah

WOWWWWW 🔥🇮🇳

AFTER AN INCREDIBLE TOURNAMENT, AND THE CRAZIEST DAY, 17-YEAR-OLD @DGUKESH WILL COMPETE FOR THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP!!! 👏👏

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Round 14 #FIDECandidates
📷 Michal Walusza, Maria Emelianova

After Gukesh becomes the World Champion, we should have a training camp.

He will teach me how to win and I will teach him how to smile.

🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju wins the 2024 #FIDECandidates with 9/14! 🏆