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Indians took to modern chess as a serious discipline only after Independence, but the country now looks poised to emerge as the next chess superpower

They are certainly India's magnificent seven chess players.While the actors in the old English movie 'The Magnificent Seven' rode on their horses, to shoot down their rivals, the Indian seven drove their horses, elephants and camels (bishops) ...

Manuel Aaron was India's first International Master. Manuel is a great champion who indulged in battles with players like Fischer, Botvinnik, and other world superstars in his prime. He laid the foundation for Indian chess, due to which India has now become a superpower in the chess world. In the fifth episode of Olympiad Stories with Saravanan, IM Saravanan shares some interesting stories about the first Indian Superstar, the grand old man of Indian chess. Photo: The Hindu archives.

I have always been for a common competitive exam for admission in good colleges of Delhi University and various sought-after universities in India

Chennai hosts the 44th Chess Olympiad, beginning on Thursday with 2000 players from 188 countries