American Grandmaster (GM) Hans Niemann has ignited contemporary controversy within the chess international with a putting remark on social media, contrasting India’s rising toughen for chess ability with what he claims is a deeply improper device in the USA.“The Indian govt and chess federation treats their gamers like superstars: supporting their construction from an early age and rewarding them for his or her victories. Whilst the American chess federation sabotages their very own. The results will likely be very transparent in 5–10 years,” 22-year-old Niemann wrote on X.His remark comes simply days after a landmark fulfillment in Indian chess.
Move Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!On Saturday, Maharashtra Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis awarded Divya Deshmukh a Rs 3 crore money prize on the Nagari Sanman Sohala rite in Nagpur. The nineteen-year-old become the primary Indian lady to win the FIDE Ladies’s Global Cup, defeating Grandmaster Koneru Humpy in a dramatic ultimate in Batumi, Georgia.Additionally provide on the match used to be Maharashtra Sports activities Minister Manikrao Shivajirao Kokate. Divya, beaming with delight, thanked CM Fadnavis and the folks of Nagpur for his or her overwhelming toughen and popularity.Previous within the week, Union Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated each Divya and Humpy in New Delhi, calling their fulfillment a second of nationwide delight. Divya is now the 88th GM of India and most effective the fourth Indian lady to carry the celebrated name.Reflecting on her win, Divya informed IANS: “I believe this match has been the largest activity of resilience… It unquestionably examined my bodily and emotional stamina… at all times preventing to the tip… that has helped me so much.”The FIDE Ladies’s Global Cup 2025 now not most effective marked India’s dominance with an all-Indian ultimate.