CHENNAI -- One breezy Sunday afternoon last month, eight young Indians were gathered in a bright, sun-lit room in Chennai listening to a 48-year-old instructor sitting behind a laptop.
Students at T. Nagar Chess Academy, one of the oldest in Chennai: Dozens have opened in the city since Vishwanathan Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988. (Photo by Palani Kumar)
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