Getting Indians to the very top
Before I became India’s first Grandmaster (GM), the biggest barrier was probably mental. No one had become a GM and it had a climb Everest kind of feel to it.
In those days, it was much harder to be a GM, since you had to compete against other GMs to become a GM. And the world supply of GMs back then was far more limited. One had to organise special tournaments to play GMs, and those had a far stronger playing field than today. So, we had to take every chance we got.
I was fortunate to become a GM at a time when training wasn’t absolutely essential to becoming one. Computers didn’t exist back then. In 1987, after I won the World Junior, I saw the first database programme had appeared. And I got my first computer only after a couple of months after becoming the GM. Nowadays, training, coaching methods tilt the field a lot and you’re unlikely to become a GM unless you are able to invest in these things.
[...] I suspect that absolute acceptance of India’s prowess in chess came in the last 10 years, where more and more Indian youngsters were present in tournaments. And as these kids started to play top players and defeat them, especially in the last five to six years, people started to acknowledge India as a powerhouse. Even Magnus Carlsen, the world champion who has thrice been defeated by teenager R Praggnanandhaa, has said the next World Champion could probably be from India. Before, such statements would refer to me, now it refers to one of the others.
So, when I started the academy with Westbridge Capital, the idea wasn’t just to get Indians to play chess, but to see how we can get Indians to the very top. Because, by now, only that is aspirational. We’ve set our sights higher because once you have a World Champion, you can’t get too excited about achievements below that level.
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.0-0 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bc5 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.c4 Nf6 9.Qc2! Qe7 9...Nd7= 10.Nc3 10.cxd5± cxd5 11.e4 10...0-0= 11.Bf4 Ba6 12.Na4 12...Bb4N 12...Bxc4? 13.Nxc5 Bxe2 14.Rfe1+- 12...Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.c5 Qe7 15.Rfd1 Rab8 16.b3 e5 17.a3 Nd7 18.b4 f5 13.a3 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rfd1 Qe7 16.b3 Rab8 17.Qc3 dxc4 18.bxc4 c5 19.Rd3 h6 20.Rad1 Rfc8 21.Rd6 Bb7 22.Qe3 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qc7 24.Nxc5 Ne8! 24...Qxc5? 25.Rd8+‼ Qf8 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qxa7+- 25.Nxe6 Qb7+ 25...fxe6?! 26.Rxe6 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 26...Nf6 27.c5= 26.R6d5 fxe6 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qe4 Qc6 28...Qa8 29.R5d4 Qxe4+ 30.Rxe4 Rb2 29.R1d4! Qa8 30.Re5 Qxe4+ 31.Rexe4 Rc7 32.Re5 Nf6 33.f3 Rbc8 34.Ra5 Nd7 35.Kf2 Nc5 36.Rd5 a6 37.g4 Rc6 38.h4 Kg8 39.Rf5 R8c7 40.h5 Nb7 41.Rad5 Rxc4 42.Rfe5 R4c5 42...R7c5!-+ 43.Kf1 Rc1+ 44.Kf2 R1c3 45.Rxc5 Nxc5 43.Rxc5 Nxc5 44.f4 Kf7 45.Kf3 Nb7 46.Rd5 Ke6 47.Re5+ Kd6 47...Kf6 48.e3 Nc5 49.g5 Ne6 50.gxh6 gxh6 51.Rf5 51.Kg4!= 51...Ke7!-+ 52.Kg4? 52.Rd5 52...Rc3? 52...Rc5!-+ 53.e4 Rxf5 54.Kxf5 Nc5 53.Re5!= Kf6 53...Rxa3? 54.f5+- 54.Rf5+ Kg7 55.Re5 Kf7 56.Rf5+ Ke7 57.Re5 Rc5 57...Rxa3? 58.f5+- 58.Re4 Kf6 59.Ra4 a5 60.e4 Nc7 61.Rd4 Ne6 62.Rd7 Nxf4 63.Kxf4 Rxh5 64.Rd6+ Ke7 65.Ra6 Rh4+ 66.Ke5 Rh5+ 67.Kd4 Rb5 68.e5 h5 69.Rh6 Rb3 70.a4 h4 71.Kd5 Rd3+ 72.Ke4 Ra3 73.Kf5 Rf3+ 74.Ke4 Ra3 75.Kf5 Rf3+ 76.Ke4 Ra3 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Carlsen,M | 2864 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | ½–½ | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.1 |
| Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | Carlsen,M | 2864 | ½–½ | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.2 |
| Carlsen,M | 2864 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | 1–0 | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.3 |
| Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | Carlsen,M | 2864 | 1–0 | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.4 |
| Carlsen,M | 2864 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | 0–1 | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.5 |
| Praggnanandhaa R | 2648 | Carlsen,M | 2864 | 1–0 | 2022 | | FTX Crypto Cup MCCT 2022 | 7.6 |
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This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.
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