Checkmate nerves in championship endgame – Calcutta teenager conquers enemy within on way to breakthrough international title

A 16-year-old Dum Dum girl has made a career gambit out of a “distraction” once employed by her parents to get her to swallow her medicine. Arpita Mukherjee won gold in the under-20 Commonwealth Chess Championships in Delhi this month, an achievement pieced together after several years of dominating performances in state and national championships … Continue reading Checkmate nerves in championship endgame – Calcutta teenager conquers enemy within on way to breakthrough international title