Zugzwang is particularly common in endgames due to the fewer pieces left on the board leading to fewer options. It is even common to come across positions of ‘Mutual Zugzwang’: positions where both ...

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will make his return to the board after the historic victory in Singapore last month. There, he defeated China's Ding Liren and became the youngest-ever World Chess champion. "Gukesh’s journey ...

D Gukesh scripted history last year, when he became the youngest-ever world chess champion in history. The 18-year-old defeated defending champion Ding Liren at the World Chess Championship in ...

China's Wei Yi and India's D Gukesh had finished first and second respectively in the Masters section of the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Image credit: ...