India, Aug. 3 -- Indian chess has seen a sudden surge since Covid-19, and many of our top players are also consistently competiting for the top prizes in international tournaments. It was perfectly reflected in D Gukesh's World Championship victory last year, and then this year Divya Deshmukh clinched the FIDE Women's World Cup title, defeating Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final.
The men's field has been totally action-packed, also with the rise of Aravindh Chithambaram. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa is the India No. 1 and also world No. 4 in the live chess rankings. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi is fifth in the live chess rankings and D Gukesh is sixth.
So when chess legend Viswanathan Anand was asked to pick between Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa ...
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