For Harika's 2-year-old, a peek into the GM life

TWO DAYS BEFORE the Chennai Grand Masters event began, Harika Dronavalli arrived at the playing venue to get a feel of it and brought with her, two-year-old daughter Hanvika.

- VENKATA KRISHNA B

TWO DAYS BEFORE the Chennai Grand Masters event began, Harika Dronavalli arrived at the playing venue to get a feel of it and brought with her, two-year-old daughter Hanvika. Inside the playing hall, her instincts took over as she made her daughter sit in her chair and recorded a video of her moving pieces.

"That felt good, it's been like 25 years since I started playing chess internationally. It's a nice feeling that my daughter is coming and witnessing what I'm doing in my life," the Indian GM says.