Another Chennaiite has done it. Gukesh is now the youngestw ever FIDE Candidates champion. All of 17, he is poised to become world no.1 in Chess in near future. The contenders for the Candidates championship included two more contestants from Chennai Pragnanandha 18 and his sister Vaishali. What a bouquet of wins and champions for the city and the nation! God bless the youngsters. They are so very down to earth, with a couple of them coming from modest backgrounds. Absolutely no airs. Their humility humbles me really. Especially Prag and Vaishali’s mother omg – she is sooo cute. So innocent. Even getting sponsors for some of these kids to come up to this level of playing must have been a struggle. Anyway they are here now. God bless India! There is no dearth of talent in my country. Oozing with brains really but sadly untapped in most cases, so unlucky.
https://vijiravindran.com/2023/08/26/congratulations-pragg/
Gukesh says Yoga and Meditation helped him. That sharpness of mind is impossible without discipline and emotional intelligence. God bless you beta, you made your parents and the nation proud! May Mother Goddess shower Her choicest blessings on you, being by your side always and bringing you many more laurels!
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