Many more moves remain to be made at the 44th Chess Olympiad, but it is unlikely anyone will shake it more than D. Gukesh already has.
He is having a remarkable run. He has won all his eight games for India 2, on the top board — that is, against some of the best players in the world.
He is just 16. And he is doing it at a venue not far from his hometown, Chennai. He could not have chosen a bigger stage than the Olympiad to announce his arrival as a potential superstar of world chess, or better venue than this, for that matter.
