Toward the end of September last year, 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, captured the nation’s imagination. As Namrata Kolachalam reports, Chennai has become a global hotspot for chess, and professional-level schools and training programs have exploded in towns and cities.
This story originally aired on Nov. 21st, 2024.