It’s something of a rite of passage in chess — the new champ is a marked man when he first returns to the board. Indian teenager Dommaraju Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion ever when he dethroned Chinese GM Deng Liren in their December title match,

Norway Chess on Tuesday announced that world-renowned chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked world no. 3, will compete in Norway Chess 2025. This will be Nakamura's seventh time at Norway Chess,

Gukesh and Caruana are both on two points after the result and it remains to be seen who among the rest could overtake them.

In the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, D Gukesh played a cautious game resulting in a draw with Fabiano Caruana. Both players now have two points, maintaining their positions in this competitive chess event.