New Delhi: Balaji Sudarshan is a 2012-Born Chess Prodigy from Tamil Nadu who was up Against 80-Al-Ald Bangladeshi Legend Rani Hamid in Round 6 of the DELHI HEND ROUNAD 6 of the DELHI HEGM OPENANAL GM HOPENANAL GM HOPENANAL GM OPENGEGoing into the game, Hamid Had Suffered Three Losses, All Against LOWER-Rated Opponants in the first five rounds, and that, perhaps, play in the woman interactive master (Wim) Arrowing Hall Five Minutes Late for the Scheduled Start of 4PM IST.Carrying Her Familiar Orange-Coloured Juice in a Plastic Bottle, a habit she has followed through the tournament, hamid first quintly deposited her belongings, Including Her Bags and Mobile PHON, ATH Volunteer’s desk.
The Deposit Desk (Photo Credit: Special Arrangement)
Go beyond the boundary with our youtube channel. Subscribe now!With Steady Eyes and the Absolute Calm of Experience, She Entred The Playing Hall, Bottle in Hand, Determined to Change the Course of Her Campaign. But little did she know that the 13-year-old across the board had enough answers to her questions on the 64 squares.Within the next hour-a-a-half, hamid, the first bangladeshi to earn the wim title, was back at the Volunteer’s desk, gathering her belongings. Accompanying her was a young sudarshan.Noticing the curious glances from Volunteers, Hamid, Born as Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun, Offred a Warm Smile and Said, “He Has Played Really Well. I Want to Analyse Games with Him.”Outside the Playing Hall, Three Tables Were Set Up With Chessboards. It was here that the octogenarian legend and the teenage talent sat down, chess pieces between them, as equals, as friends, speaking the language of the game.
Rani Hamid Analyzing Game With Young Balaji Sudarshan (Photo Credit: Special Arrangement)
For the next 45 minutes, they discusing movies and ideas, their age gap bridged by their shared love for chess. As Hamid Herself Put It, “I don’t try to teach or show off to any (Laughs)This isn’t Hamid’s first visit to delhi for chess. In Fact, Her Association with the Capital Goes Back Nearly Five Decades. “I first came here for a tournament when fakhruddin ali ahmed was president of India,” She Recalled, Referring to the Period Between 1974 and 1977.
Early years of Viswanathan anand
Among the memories etched in her mind from that early tournaments is one involving a young viswanathan anand, long before he became a household name.“Anand, at that time, wouldn’t usually spend more than five minutes Chair for Half an hour.“His mother was pacing nervously. I Told Her, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve made a bad move. Your son is winning now.’ I have been launched a really good attack, but He Sacrified His Rook, Defended, and then Promoted A Pawn To Queen.
‘Mojar Khela Daba’
Hamid’s Path Into Chess Was Never Part of a Grand Plan. Chess evolved in her life from a family past to a national legacy.Growing up in a sport-oriented family, with a father who excelled in various games, include chess, and later marrying a support a support, sports-laovering army office, rani wases safe Encouragement.While She Modestly Claims She only focused on Playing, Her Consistent Success, Winning The Bangladesh National Championship 20 Times and the British Championship Three Times, Turned Her Insto An inspiration.
Her Late Husband Ma Hamid, Deeply Involved in Promoting Sports, Pushed Her to Write “Mojar Khela Daba” (the fun game: chess), a guide that became widely Popular, Especially in Kolkata.“Whenever i’d go to kolkata for tournaments, the coaches would ask me to brings copies of the book because it is helped Them Teach. I tried to write it in a style that was easy to follow, almost like grammar lessons. In the beginning, it explained how to write moves, what to do be because players would come from villages and small towns, and they did not know how to not know how to not know their games. None of US Knew! In the Villages, they’d just play for fun, “She explained.“I was actually really lucky. The bangladesh champion back was my neighbour; he was married to my classmate’s elider Sister. Playing with Him Helpes Me ImproveVe Quickly … People, But I started with I was 33. I Never Played to Gain Anything. IF IF IF IF IF IF Any of that.
India’s Khadilkar Sisters
With the bangladesh chess federation joining fide in 1979, her first Major Exposure on the International Stage Came at the 1981 Asian Women’s Championship in Hyderabad. Hamid was unteged on such platforms.“Before that, We Hardly Had Any International Exposure. I want to Hyderabad with no expectations. Going with you will get Nothing, “She recounted.“Back then, Women’s Chess in India was LED by the Khadilkar Sisters: Jayshree, Vasanti, and Rohini. Two of them had alredy becomey become wims, so they wanted the youngest to get the title! But when I want and won 6 rounds, Rohini’s coach got nervous. I had a match against her in the next round. He even came up to me to ask if i had read the latest informant (a chess publication). I didn’t even know what that was! I tried to avoid his questions, but he kept asking until I finally Gave Up, ‘What is this latest informant?’ That was the level of our preparation; I just played for the love of it.,
‘If Bangladesh Had Chess Tournaments, Why Would I Come To India?’
Despite individual flashes of brilliance, hamid is honest about the challenges that have help back chess in her count, admitting, “Bangladesh hasn’t prongrsed in chess the Way Indian have Indians have donatives Have Strong Organizers. We Lack Good Guidance, and Everyone Wants to Sponsor Football or Cricket. The Economic Challenges are Real. But Above All, The Weakness in the Organization has hurt us the most. There aren Bollywood. If there was, why would I come all the way here to play? But the DCA (Delhi Chess Association) Invited Me, Arranged Tickets, Food, I’m Grateful. “Also read: ‘Earlier, I used to beat indians at will’: What Global Chess Stars in their 30s, 50s, and 80s say about India’s dominanceHamid, mother of one Daughter and Three Sons, Smiles When Reminded of Past Victories that Surprised Even Her. “I beat the U18 World Champion Once, and I also beat the world no. 3 at one point. That created quite a stir. But neither the federation no I Ever Planned for My Chess Career, So It Never Best NEVER Something Bigger ”When enquired about future plans, she would take a sip from her bottle and said: “I live in the future now!” (Laughs)
