The Conversation19d
Ukraine war: what chemical weapons is Russia accused of using and why?
The existing chemical weapons convention (1993/1997) is one of the most successful pieces of international law, certainly in terms of geographical reach. Only four UN-recognised states have not ...
CNN20d
Youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju returns home to rock star welcome in India
The champion arrived and left in a personalized car, decorated with the words: “The new king in the kingdom of chess!” Gukesh broke into tears upon winning the final match against Ding last ...
moneycontrol.com20d
D Gukesh won chess world title with pieces carved in Amritsar
For chess players, the board and the 32 pieces are often far more than just ... One of them, a warder – comparable to a rook/castle – sold for as much as £735,000 in July 2019.
The Atlantic20d
The Crumbling Foundation of America’s Military
These companies enjoy profitable deals to develop and build sophisticated weapons systems ... Its dark and cavernous interiors could be sets for a Hollywood horror movie. Inside are giant vats ...
India TV20d
Gukesh D gets hero's welcome at arrival as thousands greet youngest world chess champion in Chennai | WATCH
The youngest world champion in chess Gukesh Dommaraju returned home from Singapore on Monday (December 16). He got a hero's welcome at the Chennai airport as thousands gathered to greet him and ...
Sportskeeda21d
List of all World Chess Championship winners ft. D Gukesh & Magnus Carlsen
From 1948 to 1993, FIDE conducted a few sets of competitions to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship match. It’s worth noting that from 1993 to 2006, the title was split ...
Hindustan Times22d
D Gukesh responds to Magnus Carlsen’s criticism of World C’ship victory, remarks ‘And the pure chess part, it was…’
D Gukesh responded to Magnus Carlsen, who criticised the quality of the World Chess Championship final between the Indian and Ding Liren. D Gukesh reigned supreme in Singapore, as he defeated ...
Business Today22d
From rook to ruin: How a single blunder by Ding Liren helped D Gukesh make chess history
It was a move that changed everything. Ding Liren, the reigning world chess champion, played his rook to f2—a decision that would not only cost him the game but also his crown. Across the board ...
The Straits Times23d
World Chess C’ship played at highest level of fair play, says Fide chief after accusation against Ding Liren
SINGAPORE – Former world chess champion Ding Liren has received the backing of the International Chess Federation (Fide) president after he was accused of “deliberately” losing Game 14 of ...
Daily Mail24d
'One of the worst blunders in the history of chess' sees 18-year-old become the youngest ever world champion (Would YOU have spotted the rook-ie mistake?)
An 18-year-old has become the youngest world chess ... rook from f4 to f2, Gukesh was able to take it with his own rook, which had been positioned on b2. Ding was then able to recapture Gukesh's ...
BBC24d
The Indian teen who became the world's youngest chess champion
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju shocked the world of chess on Thursday when he became the youngest world champion at the age of just 18. The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion ...