This article dives into what promises to be the World Chess Championship match of the century between India’s 18-year-old chess prodigy Gukesh D and reigning champion Ding Liren of China. While Gukesh is rising meteorically, with tactics, as well as youthful resilience putting him in a strong position to achieve the greatest sporting milestone that India has ever known, Ding confronts challenges from inconsistent form and mental health troubles. The article analyses the contrasts of their styles and strengths, as well as the importance of this historic match to Indian chess and international sports. Gukesh’s victory will surely inspire a new generation of players and seal India’s status as a chess superpower.
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Why Indian Chess Players Falter in Rapid and Blitz Events
India has given the world-class players in the classical formats, and now six of them are featured in the top 30. But when it comes to the faster formats of the game-the rapid and the blitz-the gap exists. Only Viswanathan Anand is a shining star in the blitz format. The paper will look into why this gap exists, examining how Indian training is too concentrated on the classical format, thereby offering limited exposure to rapid/blitz tournaments, and the psychological demands of playing in the faster formats are different. Describe some of the possible ways and strategies that can help fill this gap, underlining the need for tailored training and greater match experience to make the Indian cricketer dominate in all forms of cricket.