D Gukesh to miss FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship after winning title
D Gukesh, the newly crowned chess world champion, will not compete in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship in New York from December 26-31. His absence was confirmed during a ceremony in Chennai and by FIDE's participant list. India will be represented by players including Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa at the championship. Magnus Carlsen and other top players like Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura will also participate. Gukesh won the World Chess Championship on December 12, defeating Ding Liren. He is now the youngest chess world champion in history at 18 years old.