CHESS

Leonard Barden

Aravindh Chithambaram’s first prize in Prague this month further strengthened India’s growing status as the No 1 chess nation ahead of the United States. The 25-year-old is a late developer with a lower profile than his younger colleagues Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Arjun Erigaisi, let alone the former world champion Vishy Anand, but he has joined the quartet near the pinnacle of the rankings, jumping to world No 14 with a 2741 rating. After his win in Prague, where his 6/9 was the only unbeaten score, Aravindh said that he aims for a 2800 rating within two years. That would be world No 3, and India’s top trainer, Ramachandran Ramesh, has called Aravindh “ the most talented Indian after Anand. Self-doubt was his stumbling block, but now he is…

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Guardian Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 21 March 2025

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