World No 3 chess star Hikaru Nakamura lauded Koneru Humpy for successful the FIDE Girls’s World Speedy title and praised the “Indian chess mannequin” for supporting their gamers.
“Humpy is a participant who’s been 2600 for a lot of, a few years, I feel, for a very long time. She was most likely the clear quantity three behind Judith and Hu Yifan. So, it’s nice to see her taking part in so effectively, assuming that’s adequate to win. I feel it’s incredible,” Nakamura stated on Youtube channel “Take Take Take.”
“After all, the Indians will likely be celebrating as soon as once more, like they’ve rather a lot just lately.
“I feel that it’s actually nice to see is while you take a look at chess, I feel the Indian mannequin proper now could be very clearly one of the best.”
Nakamura stated the sponsorship has completed wonders to the Indian chess gamers.
“You might have all these gamers who’ve critical assist behind them. I imply, you may have Arjun, for instance, who, I feel, I imply, his sponsorship is public with Quantbox. I feel he’s getting $300,000 a 12 months sponsorship,” he stated.
“I imply, I do know Pragg, I imply, Vidit, you recognize, Gukesh, all of them have very critical sponsorships.
“Whenever you’re in that scenario and whether or not it’s the Chess Federation and even the native governments which are taking good care of you, it’s very straightforward to play chess for the love of the sport and to concentrate on it versus a scenario the place, sadly, many, many gamers who make it into the Grand Chess Tour, they’re merely making an attempt to earn a residing.
“The longer term could be very brilliant for India and the truth that they handle their gamers speaks volumes about why they’re doing so effectively in chess as an entire.
“In India chess is seen as a really important cultural factor there.
“I imply, it’s seen as one thing that sensible folks play and it’s one thing that’s very valued. And while you take a look at america, for instance, I imply, I’ve stated this many occasions, you recognize, there’s nothing comparable. And I feel it’s simply because on the finish of the day, there’s simply, you recognize, there’s loads of satisfaction, loads of Indian satisfaction across the recreation.
“And I imply, yeah, it’s what it’s. It’s unhappy to see on the one hand, however you’ll be able to hope that when international locations like India do assist chess the best way they try this, possibly down the street there’ll be sponsorship like right here within the US. However truthfully, I wouldn’t maintain my breath for it.”
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