TIME TO INVEST IN THE 64-SQUARE REVOLUTION

INDIAN chess has gone beyond pawns and knights, kings and queens, beyond producing the youngest International Masters or youngest Grandmasters. It has joined the world's elite.

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A new generation of players has exploded on the international stage. As multiple world champion Magnus Carlsen observed succinctly, "I think we are just at the beginning of a revolution that started with Viswanathan Anand becoming a Grandmaster." Carlsen, one of the greatest in the game, hit the nail on its head. The recent FIDE Chess World Cup showed that the four Indian youngsters punched above their ratings. D Gukesh is 17 and has already surpassed Anand as India's No. 1 player. R Praggnanandhaa, who turned 18 last month, stormed into the World Cup final, beating the World No. 2 and No. 3 players. We have Arjun Erigaisi, the 19-year-old wh