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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India is the strongest chess playing nation: Vijayalakshmi hails country's rapid rise

Chennai: Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, the first Indian female to attain both the International Master (IM) and Women's Grandmaster (WGM) titles, says there is no match to the country's supremacy in chess and "we will only get stronger".

In an interaction with PTI, Vijayalakshmi said the revolution in the game started with Manuel Aaron, country's first IM, Vishwanathan Anand, the first men's Grandmaster and herself as the nation's first WGM - all belonging to the same city.

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