Koneru Humpy, her daughter Ahana, and husband Dasari Anvesh BENGALURU: While her father sat in the VIP lounge at the Lalit Ashok on Sunday, talking through what it means to be married to one of India’s most respected grandmasters, nine-year-old Ahana wasn’t interested in any of that. Her mind was only on the playing arena…
Vaishali’s mother Nagalakshmi, Pranesh M, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Vaibhav Suri (Photo by Michal Walusza) BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s Lalit Ashok hotel, where season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) is unfolding, has not been short on marquee pairings this week, but the one that turned heads on Monday belonged to a 20-year-old who wasn’t even supposed…
Ian Nepomniachtchi and his tattoos (Photos by Jyotirmoy Halder from TimesofIndia BENGALURU: The word “tattoo” is believed to have come from Polynesian languages, particularly words such as “tatau”, a term associated with traditional body art in that region. European sailors encountered Polynesian tattooing and helped carry the word back into European languages. Even thousands of…
Divya Deshmukh and Magnus Carlsen (Agency Photos) The Global Chess League (GCL) is set to return for its fourth season with the much-awaited Season 4 Player Draft scheduled to take place in Mumbai on June 29. The league will once again bring together some of the biggest names in world chess before the tournament gets…