After 20-minute think on move 18, Gukesh moved his Black pawn to the d4 square turning the shot in White’s favour, which drew a loud ‘Whhaat’ from GM Yasser Seirawan in the broadcast studio in St Louis.

World Championship challenger D Gukesh will look to improve his billing in the faster version as Vidit Gujrathi joins him for the Superunited rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by lowest ranked Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic tournament

Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa to take on Romania's Bogdan-Daniel while Gukesh up against France's Vachier-Lagrave in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic Chess tournament.

Grandmaster R Praggnandhaa yet again squandered promising position to settle for a draw against American Wesley in the fifth round of Superbet Classic tournament as none of the five boards produced any decisive result today.

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on becoming a joint leader at the the Superbet Classic chess tournament after settling for a draw against compatriot D Gukesh in the third round

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh started off on a positive note, beating Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the first round of the Superbet Classic chess tournament.

AICF president Nitin Narang told reporters that the National Chess Federation has bid for New Delhi as the venue for the title showdown and that a no-objection certificate (NOC) had been taken from the Indian government.

Initiatives include state-of-the-art national chess arena for elite-level training and an AICF Rating system specifically for India, cash rewards of Rs 25 lakh to top five players, two-year contracts for national level U-7, U-19 players, financial help for state bodies and reservations for women in key areas

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh on Thursday thanked the legendary Viswanathan Anand for playing a huge role in shaping his career, saying "I wouldn't have been close to what I am now if it wasn't for him".

History-making teen Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh was swamped by fans as he returned to an enthusiastic reception here on Thursday after becoming the youngest challenger to the world title

It's "the Indian earthquake in Toronto", said Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov as he lauded teen Grandmaster D Gukesh for becoming the youngest ever challenger for the world title