"Most athletes don't become world champions when they win the final, they arrive there at the start as champions," Upton said. "Through our sessions, we needed to make sure Gukesh arrived there in ...

"Through our sessions, we needed to make sure Gukesh arrived there in that state of mind." Paddy Upton and D Gukesh share a hug after the latter won the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship.

Paddy Upton has carved a legacy as a master of mental conditioning. His latest feather in the cap comes from the chess board, where he played a pivotal role in helping Indian Grandmaster Gukesh ...

His history-scripting world title was not just a result of good strategy on the chess board, said Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Monday, crediting mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton for helping ...

Paddy Upton, who's worked with 2011 WC-winning Indian team and the 2024 bronze-medal-winning Indian hockey team, calls Gukesh's win the highlight of his career. Gukesh Dommaraju, the 18-year-old ...

D Gukesh credited Paddy Upton for his teachings during the challenging periods of the world chess championship. At the age of 18 years, Gukesh became the youngest to clinch the world title.

Paddy Upton, the renowned mental conditioning coach who worked with D Gukesh, said the "incredible self-awareness" of the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster powered him to a historic World Chess ...

Among the key members of his team was mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton, whose work behind the scenes helped Gukesh stay mentally strong and focused during the intense World Chess Championship ...

Gukesh's mental conditioning coach, Paddy Upton, played a key role in his preparation, spending over 40 hours on video calls over six months. This win makes Gukesh the youngest World Champion in ...