The case of India

Five Indian chess players will participate in the 2024 Candidates tournaments: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Dommaraju Gukesh in the open section; Rameshbabu Vaishali and Koneru Humpy in women's. Moreover, in the latest FIDE list, eleven Indian chess players appear among top 100. Luck? In February, renowned GM coach Jacob Aagaard will return to the country to hold two training camps.


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Nice ! in less than 5 years, I bet there will be an Indian world champion

Yeah we hadn`t one for a long time let's go back.
Ding CHN
Carlsen NOR
Anand Wait a minute...

Massive population base plays a part in this.

@QathetMike said in #4:
> Massive population base plays a part in this.

More a matter of culture and historical legacy in the case of India.

@QathetMike said in #4:
> Massive population base plays a part in this.
It also has disadvantages, for example a lichess rated 2200- 2300 , has a fide rating of around 1290 - 1300,

one such example isme: i have fide rating of 1300, and lichess rating of 2200-2300, and im not joking, here 1400s fide have lichess ratings above 2360+.

I love GM Jacob Aagaard's books. There is no doubt that Indian chess players are learning a lot from this great coach.

@CSKA_Moscou said in #2:
> Nice ! in less than 5 years, I bet there will be an Indian world champion

That is unavoidable. The case of India is worth imitating.

@Moro2000 said in #8:
> That is unavoidable. The case of India is worth imitating.

Exactly ! It's a country that is extraordinary and unique, whether in chess or in culture! chess really has an important place there, some historians agree that chess (chaturanga) would have been born in a kingdom which would correspond to current India

They took the picture before the event? Interesting.