Toward the end of September, India achieved a historic victory in chess — winning the gold medal in both men’s and women’s Chess Olympiad in Budapest — considered the Olympics of chess. This double victory, plus four individual goal medals, has captured the nation’s imagination. As Namrata Kolachalam reports, Chennai has become a global hot spot for chess, and professional-level schools and training programs have exploded in towns and cities.
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