Chess | ‘In North India, we train thugs’: Strict truth behind the north-south division of the nation. Chess news
New Delhi: In the HBO Series Game of Thrones, people of the north and south had a contrasting approach to dominance, existence and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the north was met with the alliance-building of the South.With those lines, a similar story is playing in Indian chess.23 -year -old Ventica Aggarwal, a double gold medalist of 2024 chess Olympiad and an Arjun Purskari, says Ventika Aggarwal says that the way chess is considered in the northern part of the country.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!,In North India, there is no culture of chess, “Uttar Pradesh -born Grandmaster tells Timesofedia.com.“If someone asks what you do here, and you say, ‘I am a chess player,’ their response is usually, ‘Okay, but what do you really do? What are you reading?’ I think this is still the same story, even after winning so many medals.His words descend like a checkmate: honest, sharp and harmful. And she is not alone.If a line is drawn in the middle, the southern part of India will undoubtedly be the undisputed dragonstone of the Indian chess. The state has produced several stars from Vishwanathan Anand to D Gukesh, from Praggananandha to its sister Vaisali.Whereas, in North India, in states like Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the board looks different.Bharat Singh Chauhan, president of the Delhi Chess Association (DCA), does not do this sugarcane: “After birth, the Northern Indians are separate and the South Indians are separate. There is a big cultural difference between North and South India. If I put it on a blunt, I can still wear a billionaire and stand on a bus stop.
In the north, chess often fights for validity – is seen by many people as a hobby rather than a career.“Speaking of Delhi, especially, Parimarjan Negi, a GM from Delhi, who has now settled in America, and GM Sahjj Grover, almost left chess. They feel that whatever they wanted to achieve from this game are the difference of a cultural and mentality. DCA President.The number returned it. Delhi NCR alone sees Rs 5 crore in monthly income in 200-C-Shasthan coaches. Nevertheless, there is not even a quality mark, there are coaches switching families for marginal cost differences with families.“Today, there is no hunger -dying chess player. Here, the thing is that no one is retired. There is no control over the trainers. Many promise, ‘I will make your child the next bliss,’ but they are lying. It is just marketing. It’s just marketing. For the benefit of Rs 5,000, people switch coaches. This is our lack,” said that we said. “In the south, there is loyalty – like Vishnu Prasanna has been with Gukesh for years. The same RB goes to Ramesh and Praggananandha, Vaidi, Arvind Chitparam. That culture is not present here. We are trained thugs. ,Also read: ‘Earlier, I used to beat Indians’: Global chess stars in their 30, 50s, and say about India’s dominance in the 80s.Grandmaster SL Narayanan, who meet Kerala – a state is often classified into a wider ‘South’ label – a step forward to a sharp difference. “People label everything as ‘Dakshin’, but honestly, only in Tamil Nadu supports chess.” “In my kingdom, if you become a grandmaster, it is still not a big deal. But Tamil Nadu? The government gives you the award. That inspiration is powerful. ,He is not an exaggeration. International Arbiter and Senior Chess Administrator Gopkumar Sudhakaran, who lives from Kerala, says that the emergence of Tamil Nadu is not an accident in the form of a maize of the Indian chess – this is the result of cultural development. And surprisingly, the Covid-19 epidemic played an important role in intensifying this change, despite its devastation.“In Tamil Nadu, chess is part of domestic culture. Even though it is not competitive, father, mother, everyone knows how to play. It is not as common in the north. But this society only develops differently,” said Sudhakaran.“Post-Covid, online platforms have really helped to bridge the difference. Earlier, we could not imagine international masters coming from places like Jammu and Kashmir; Now, it is happening. Coaching is more accessible, and we have entered a kind of metropolitan training environment.“Chess was once seen as gambling in some parts of North India, but now parents look at its value and support their children.”Shyam Sundar M, a 2013 Grandmaster who coaches young talents like Fid World Junior Champion Pranav V and GM Srihari LR at Chennai’s Chess Thulir Academy, tells how and why so many Tamil Nadu players completely dedicate themselves to Chase, often at the price of academic.
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“In Tamil Nadu, many players dedicate themselves to chess, often renounced academics. And I have seen a big trend since Kovid -19 days. Here are some schools, such as Valamal, helpful, providing flexibility in terms of attendance and even financial aid. When Gukesh won (World Championship), he was gifted a car worth about Rs 1 crore. The state government also gives cash prizes, “33 -year -old Shyam Sundar explained.“In Tamil Nadu, more players keep coming up. So naturally, some parents start thinking that perhaps my child may be the same. They are inspired by the success of other children. And when more players come, the overall interest in the game also increases. In this way the game becomes more fair and competitive. ,The answer is not barren. But it lacks holy institutions that South has caused caution carefully. Staring at the dragon of Danery -like Dragons like John Snow, the northern talent still burns bright, without the firepower behind it.Now the challenge is to create an integrated state, a where the vency does not need to explain his profession, where the switching coaches are not regular, and where a child of Rohtaka can dream wisely as one from Rameswaram.
