The playing hall burst into applause. Even Gukesh Dommaraju broke into a rare smile after shaking hands with his opponent Alireza Firouzja on Thursday in the first game of their classification match ...

D Gukesh staged a remarkable comeback to secure a crucial draw against Alireza Firouzja, while Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura dominated with black pieces in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour's ...