D Gukesh’s slow start in 2025 blamed on Khel Ratna Award ceremony in bombshell revelation by chess World No. 3

| 19 Jan 2025 5:27 PM IST

D Gukesh had to rely on experience and skill as he stunned Anish Giri with a comeback win on Sunday. The Indian grandmaster arrived hours before his Tata Steel Masters opener in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands. This was also his first competitive appearance since his historic World Championship victory in December last year.

The 18-year-old defeated Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest-ever world chess champion. Then he decided to skip the year-ending World Rapid and Blitz Championships due to the amount of felicitation ceremonies in India on his return.

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