India, Aug. 22 -- India has turned into one of the superpowers in chess currently. It all began with D Gukesh's World Championship victory in December last year. Meanwhile, even Koneru Humpy bagged her second World Rapid title in the same month, and then fast forward to 2025, she lost to Divya Deshmukh in the FIDE Women's World Cup final. The result also saw Divya become a Grandmaster.

Speaking to News18, Indian GM Srinath Narayanan creditted the growth of techology for the chess' rise in India. "I think that has mostly to do with the internet. And also, smartphones, internet, all these things are becoming much more accessible. And therefore, chess learning and everything is more accessible," he said.

"We are playing more tournaments or...