For 37 years, Indian chess has had one unwavering constant: the legendary GM Viswanathan Anand is king. With the release of FIDE's latest official rating list on Friday, that has now changed. There is a new kid on the block. GM Gukesh D, the 17-year-old prodigy from Anand's home city of Chennai, had...
  • ooboontoo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Congratulations to Gukesh! Anand’s enduring legacy is all of the super strong GMs whose careers are just coming into focus that were inspired by his championship reign. I’m sure Anand is super proud of him and all of the others close behind. My hope is that Ding has a similar effect on China in a few years.