Chess Prodigies Face Challenges

India's top young chess players, like D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh Chitambaram, are facing challenges in recent tournaments.

Gukesh had to withdraw from a tournament due to personal reasons, and his coach plans to reduce his schedule to help him prepare for the 2025 World Championship.

Praggnanandhaa is struggling to win any games in the current tournament, and Arjun Erigaisi recently lost a match.

Playing too many tournaments can make their brains tired, which affects their performance.

Managing their schedules is hard because they get many invitations, but they need to take breaks to stay strong for important events.

Next year, they plan to focus more on the big, important chess games.