The Next Winner of the World Chess Championship Could Be the Youngest Ever
Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates Tournament.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Recent and archived work by Dylan Loeb McClain for The New York Times
Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates Tournament.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
He shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that paved the way for high-speed internet communication, mobile phones and bar-code readers.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
She was the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But people focused more on her looks than on her ability.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
A scramble at the end of last year for the last two slots in the Candidates Tournament led to changes in the rules for qualification.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Seeds of doubt have grown into a disturbance among some in the game’s top ranks.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Writing in a conversational and colloquial style, he offered practical advice on how to cut down on mistakes, the most difficult part of the game to master.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
An American grandmaster sued Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top player, and two other parties after Carlsen accused him of cheating. A settlement has been announced.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Largely self-taught, he became a grandmaster in his 20s and was later a founder of Chess Informant, which revolutionized how people studied the game.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
He beat some of the world’s top players despite growing up with little access to chess books and not having the same knowledge his rivals possessed.
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Did Hans Niemann secretly use a supercomputer to beat the world champion Magnus Carlsen? The International Chess Federation won’t say until October, at the earliest.
By David Segal and Dylan Loeb McClain