Chess legend Garry Kasparov hailed D Gukesh's historic World Chess Championship triumph on December 12 as a watershed moment for Indian chess and a continuation of Viswanathan Anand's enduring legacy. The Russian legend noted that Gukesh's victory is not just a personal achievement but a symbol of the transformative impact Viswanathan Anand has had on Indian chess. Screengrab from X …
Australian crime writer Garry Disher has been writing for almost 50 years but has only recently been able to make a living and now he's published his 60th book, Sanctuary. Emily Maguire explores the medieval urban legend of a female pope in Rapture and in his novel, This Kingdom of Dust, David Dyer imagines what might've happened if the Apollo …