From Boy to Man to Challenger: The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh D Magnus Carlsen IM Valeri Lilov is a

IM Valeri Lilov is a young chess talent from Bulgaria

identify how you can improve your position and develop a plan of action

In this edition of ‘Endgame Strategy’ GM Carsten Mueller focuses on simplifications in the endgame

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From Boy to Man to Challenger: The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh D Magnus Carlsen IM Valeri Lilov is aGukesh Dommaraju became the challenger for the 2024 World Chess Championship when the then 17 year old won the Candidates Tournament in Toronto earlier that year, ahead of favourites including Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi. A year earlier Gukesh wasn't so well known in the West, even though the chess prodigy had been consistently breaking records: Gukesh was the second youngest Grandmaster in chess history, missing being the