Globe-hopping Grandmaster: Anish Kumar Giri, Dutch-Russian-Nepali

Given his background, Giri could call himself a world citizen, which is appropriate for someone playing a universally popular sport

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CHESS | Russia | Netherlands

Devangshu Datta 

Chess Grandmaster Anish Kumar Giri, who narrowly missed qualifying as Challenger for a world title match, once referred to himself as “Dutch-Russian-Nepali”. It’s an accurate, if confusing, description. The tall, slim Dutch champion has a Russian mother and Nepali father.

He also claims an India connection through his grandmother, who hailed from Varanasi. Given that background, he could call himself a world citizen, which is appropriate for someone playing a universally popular sport. The World No 5 came within an ace of winning the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen, in ...

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First Published: Wed, April 28 2021. 22:32 IST
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