India, July 10 -- Vidit Gujrathi's thoughts seem to race ahead of his words. The 31-year-old Indian grandmaster is chatting about hackathons, building apps and AI tools, and a recent shout-out from NVIDIA. The chess professional has built two apps - a web app for blindfold chess and a puzzle-solving app based on real tournament positions. His latest creation, Kibitz, has him fielding calls from tech insiders and potential investors.

Technology, Vidit points out, has always fascinated him. He mentions experimenting with different kinds of software back when he worked as a second to Anish Giri. "I was limited by my technical knowledge back then. I didn't know how to code. In 2023-24, when LLMs became much better, I started getting more han...