hosting an intimate gathering at his home with Indian chess prodigies. Recent world champion D Gukesh, along with R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, and Sagar Shah, were among the invitees.

Carlsen and Gukesh will face-off in round nine of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour at Weissenhaus in Germany on Saturday.

Chess is debuting at the Esports World Cup 2025 to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a prize pool of $1.5 million – an important milestone for the online player community, said Sagar Shah ...