At 25, late bloomer Aravindh Chithambaram makes years of toil count by winning Prague Masters
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: At 25, Aravindh Chithambaram is a late bloomer when compared to teenaged sensations like D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa who are ruling the global chess circuit right now but the manner in which he maneuvered the odds in his life through 64 squares, he seems a resilient king in the making. His Prague Masters triumph has made the chess fraternity warm up to the Madurai-born Aravindh, who lost his father when he was only three. "I have been getting invitations during the course of the tournament and Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz is one of them," Aravindh informed. Normally, a top-20 slot in the world rankings guarantees at least a few invitations at top tournaments but before Prague, Aravindh had confirmed his participation in the Sharjah Masters and the Biel International, the events slated in May and July respectively.
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