A young Indian challenger takes on the Chinese champion in chess, a game famous for its association with geopolitical rivalry.
The game of chess conjures an image of a silent mental duel between two opponents hunched over a 64-square battlefield with black and white armies. Both strain to pierce the veil of the future, calculating moves of attack and defence to advance their strategies while foiling those of their opponents.
At just 18 years old, Gukesh is the youngest ever challenger in history. Should he emerge victorious, he will break Garry Kasparov’s record for being the youngest world chess champion at age 22, which has stood for 28 years.Cold War proxy fight When Fischer refused to defend his title in 1975, it allowed for the restoration of the reign of Soviet grandmasters, but with a twist. The series of matches between Anatoly Karpov and Kasparov took place during a period of political turbulence in the final years of the Soviet Union. Kasparov – young, outspoken and critical of authoritarianism – was viewed as representing the reform-minded faction against the conservative forces represented by Karpov, 12 years his senior.
Immensely talented, both Gukesh and Ding, 32, are also beneficiaries of their countries’ systematic support of chess. We Singaporeans are also generally a pragmatic people, prioritising good grades and stable jobs over the uncertainty of competitive sports. When I started participating in more international tournaments decades ago, my principal Lee Fong Seng noticed my JC1 results, pulled me aside and admonished me, advising me to refocus on my studies.
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