D Gukesh credited his mental conditioning coach, Paddy Upton, after becoming the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh called Paddy a crucial part of his team and acknowledged him for his ...

"Most athletes don't become world champions when they win the final, they arrive there at the start as champions," Upton said.

These unsung heroes of chess serve as the backbone of a player’s preparation, operating diligently behind the scenes.

D Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess history after defeating Ding Liren in the FIDE World Championship in ...

Gukesh clinched the title on 12 December by defeating reigning champion Ding Liren with a score of 7.5-6.5 in a closely ...

D Gukesh had become only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to be crowned chess world champion after defeating China’s ...

The image of a smiling D Gukesh standing with outstretched hands will forever be embossed in the memory of a nation of ...

Gukesh reminisced about how Magnus Carlsen ... His team also featured mental trainer Paddy Upton, who played a crucial role in India’s 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics ...

Gukesh’s 2025 starts with the Tata Steel Chess Masters event in Netherlands’ Wijk Aan Zee, where he will run into compatriots like Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Leon Luke Mendonca ...

After 87.58 in 2021, there's another alphanumeric combination now to remember the year that went by in Indian sport - the one ...