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'We will have 100 GMs soon': All India Chess Federation chief Sanjay Kapoor
Updated On: 27 August, 2023 04:52 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
All India Chess Federation chief Sanjay Kapoor wants to spread chess across India by holding camps and tournaments all over the country
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R Praggnanandhaa (Pic: AFP)
Teenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caused a sensation after beating world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna en route his silver medal at the FIDE World Cup. He became the world`s youngest player to play in the final and the third-youngest person to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. It was also the first time four Indians -- Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Erigaisi, and Vidit Gujarathi -- entered the quarterfinals of the tournament.
When asked about Indian chess igniting a tremendous surge and rise in the last decade, All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor said the country has entered the "golden era" and the country will have over a hundred Grandmasters within two years. For years, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand dominated the conversation on Indian chess, and rightly so. However, the dynamics have changed in the past decade with youngsters like R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi making rapid progress in the international arena.
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