D Gukesh visits Neem Karoli Baba ashram ahead of World Championship defence

D Gukesh, the reigning world chess champion, visited Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram on Thursday to seek blessings ahead of his World Championship title defence against Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov.

The match is scheduled in Geneva from November 24 to December 11 and will include a maximum of 14 classical games.

Both players will be 20, making it the youngest World Championship match in chess history.