What's the secret to India's moves to conquer the global chess scene?
Summary
A rise in Indian chess players is making the country a key player on the world stage. Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai, is central to this trend, producing many grandmasters. Recent successes include Divya Deshmukh winning the Women's Chess World Cup.Key Facts
- Tamil Nadu is known for producing a significant number of India's chess grandmasters.
- Vishnu Prasanna's Chess Academy in Chennai is a prominent chess training center.
- The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is a challenging global chess tournament.
- Indian player Divya Deshmukh recently won the Women's Chess World Cup.
- India's men's and women's teams won the Chess Olympiad in Hungary in 2022.
- Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest-ever world chess champion in 2023.
- Modern chess is believed to have originated from an ancient Indian game called chaturanga.
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