A city in southern India is training the next generation of great chess players.

[lucas80]

If you listen to the audio you can hear the whit hot excitement as a match is called. "Takes the bishop D5. TAKES THE BISHOP D5"!!!
Apparently you can make a living playing chess. Who knew.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s...s-training-gen-z-to-take-over-the-chess-world

 

[TJ8869]

 

[BrianNole777]

I saw a movie and several documentaries on Bobby Fischer.

He went batshit crazy.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

 

[DooBi]

Queens Gambit was a good show.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

Anna Cramling makes a very good living playing chess.