From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT MediaIndia's GM century: The high cost of chasing a chess dream
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Vaishali Rameshbabu said she sees the Total Chess format as training for the World Championship. A new Total Chess Pilot tournament has begun in Budapest ahead of the FIDE World Championship, combining fast classical, rapid and blitz chess. Magnus Carlsen heads the field as the Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot starts, with the full tour scheduled to begin in 2027 and the top four in the standings set to qualify for a Grand Final to contest the FIDE World Combined Championship.
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The 22-year-old won the 7th ASEAN+ Individual Open chess championship in Ozamiz City, the Philippines
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"India has hit a century in chess! Exceptional isn’t it? India is now home to a hundred chess Grandmasters! Congratulations to Anuj Shrivatri on becoming India’s 100th Chess Grandmaster! What a wonderful achievement it is," PM Modi wrote.
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Anuj Shrivatri of Madhya Pradesh won the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship on Sunday to become India's 100th Grandmaster and the first from his state to achieve the title.
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Behind India’s 100 grandmasters are families spending lakhs and staking years on a dream, never knowing what will run out first – money or belief.
