All the things has come collectively now: Aravindh

Aravindh together with his reward for profitable the Prague Masters.
| Picture Credit score: Courtesy: Prague Chess Pageant

Aravindh Chithambaram is the brand new poster boy of Indian chess.

The 25-year-old, thought-about a late bloomer and one whom his coach R. B. Ramesh stated, “is probably the most gifted participant after Viswanathan Anand”, has once more made waves after profitable the Prague Masters on Saturday, defeating robust contenders such because the Dutchman Anish Giri, Wei Yi of China and Germany’s Vincent Keymer.

With two classical titles in a span of 4 months, what has modified for Aravindh? “It’s higher late than by no means. I don’t know what precisely occurred. One thing has modified. I’m unable determine it out. All the things has come collectively” Aravindh informed The Hindu right here on Sunday.

In line with the Chennai GM, the Prague win was candy as a result of he performed some actually good video games and loved all of them. “I beloved my video games with Anish Giri, Wei and Keymer. With Anish, I discovered a superb sequence of strikes (Queen h4 and Knight g5). I took a dangerous opening. Typically, it’s thought-about to be objectively dangerous. In line with the engine and normal evaluation, the transfer was thought-about dangerous. I believed why not do this. It turned out to be a superb choice,” he stated.

In opposition to the Chinese language GM, Aravindh stated it was preparation that helped him safe a win. “It’s very laborious to beat Wei. Usually, Chinese language are very laborious to beat. However with Wei, I used to be properly ready.”

In opposition to Keymer, Aravindh performed the Queen’s Gambit Accepted, a singular opening . “It’s a uncommon line for which Keymer was not ready,” stated the Prague Masters champion.

Indian males’s chess, opined Aravindh, is so robust that the nation can area as many as three if not two groups for Olympiads sooner or later.

“We is likely to be having two robust groups that will probably be contender for Olympiads. We will even go even with three groups. That’s the standard of Indian chess,” he stated.

Aravindh has performed fairly a number of video games of Freestyle chess, which some think about as the long run. The reigning Chennai GM event winner, nonetheless, stated each classical and freestyle chess will coexist.

Aravindh’s coach Ramesh stated each time he gave the impression to be doing properly, self-doubts pulled him down. “He’s very gifted, the truth is probably the most gifted after five-time world champion Anand. However at the moment, he was not believing in himself. Self-doubt was his primary stumbling block. Now, he’s certain about himself,” he stated.