Why India is DOMINATING Chess

[@Julesgambit]

Thank you for any educational comments on if a diagram is wrong or not (My field of research was on international chess statistics so it’s likely that I missed any geopolitical nuances when making the video.) All images used were copyright free, i apologize if some images are incorrect I just used what I was legally allowed to and what was available. The map is not meant to be commentary on any political situation, I appreciate the people trying to kindly educate me and will make sure to be more careful in the future.

[@pradeepkumarkamble4017]

hi mam mejority chess players come from lower midle class family this families anual averege income in dolour is very low thats thae reason they need govt help

[@rggrrggr290]

thanks for taking constructive criticism positively @julesgambit 👍

[@cybeast0076]

Indians aren't and it's just that indians are overpopulated.

[@Kavaind]

Thanks for the efforts you have made to compile this great report.

[@sire_99]

Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion an hour ago 🥳🎉❤❤❤

[@fobudomh]

Chess has origins in India. It emerged during the Vijaynagar empire. People take pride in playing chess.

[@manh9105]

Oldest form of chess was called ashthpadh (eight paths) more that 5500 years ago when rest of the world wasnt civilized. They were 1500 years ago to pick up Chaturanga (four colors) in gupta age.

[@maramara2777]

​@@manh9105keezhadi they found chess like peices which is 3800 year old it's archeological evidence

[@PrasantaIndra]

Are they not doing the broadcast delay? There will be move prompting telepathically at right times, if not by more sure shot means. The results of world blitz and rapid when there was a delay had at least ensured a bit lower of this prompting and hence the results. Can classical games be played fairly anymore? or just move to rapid & blitz with broadcast delay from next championship?

[@SDM496]

India is dominating because Russia is banned. 😅

[@nitin2385]

Even Indus valley have chess like games.

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

I am from India and I can only imagine how difficult it was for Anand to do what he did My massive respect to him

[@Julesgambit]

It’s always the toughest to be the first

[@JethalalGada-b4c]

he deserves all the love😘 🙌

[@himanshutiwari1025]

​use right Indian map next time

[@tuktukkkkkk]

@@himanshutiwari1025 please share timeline where she has used India's map...i couldn't find.

[@Crickzone-k7z]

​@@Julesgambit why not india dominating in chess 😊

[@prafful_sahu]

Oldest form of chess was called ashthpadh (eight paths) more that 5500 years ago when rest of the world wasnt civilized. They were 1500 years ago to pick up Chaturanga (four colors) in gupta age.

[@shyama4960]

Hello Prafful, it is not 'Chatu+Ranga' (four colours) but 'Chatur+Anga' which means... 4 parts of the Army (Ratha=Charioteers, Gaja=Elephants, Haya=Horsemen and Padati=Cavalry')

[@greaterbharat4175]

Chaturanga influenced from Mahabharata strategic warfare It is not 1500 year old And Mahabharata warfare itself origin from dhanurveda ( which form in kuru power) Which were ruling atleast 2000/1000 year before Mahabharata era

[@creatorAI1698]

WhatsApp logic 😂 5500 years old ? Even IVC is just 4000 years old. Don't exaggerate 😂

[@drodrigues3451]

​@@shyama4960and the names have also influences .. e.g. Ratha become Rokh in Turkish and now Rook. And Padati is Pawn.

[@Rohan-t8g9c]

​@@creatorAI1698 your history just can't go beyond that mark 😂😂

[@hvvbad]

I used to think Anand was unlucky to have his career at the same time as 2 of the greatest players ever but his legacy looks like it will outshine them both

[@Julesgambit]

Anand is definitely one of the best players of all time a lot of people see tal and others as the player with an attacking style but Anand was aggressive and had fun chess too. Definitely leaving a legacy of amazing top players inspired by him

[@cLotusRed]

I have always thought that Anand is STILL playing chess with Kasparov and Magnus outside of the chessboard. He is indirectly asking both of them, "with my new move i have queened so many new pawns like Arjun, Gukesh, Pragg, Nihal, etc. I m still waiting for your 1st moves. TYT. 😊" Specially Magnus. Although I have to admit that dethroning Magnus is going to take time :)

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

@@cLotusRed such a nice comment 👍

[@AL-jg4pr]

@@cLotusRed Magnus is all time great and no one even looks close enough to dethrone him in that regards. Anand tho might just go down as the most important figure in 21st century chess and the major reason for that is his legacy. Depending on next 20 years India might just be the new Soviet Union of chess.

[@MrBrilliant-pro]

Agreed, I don't think it will take 20 years though ​@@AL-jg4pr

[@soumyadipsarkar7055]

0:31 Show actual map of INDIA.

[@juniorG69]

get a life

[@Kislay11]

Come on dude, don't complain about map in a foreigners video. Especially when it's not in any way related to it

[@gamingkaustaadofhindustan334]

@@Kislay11 exactly

[@Show_what_I_Love]

It is the issue of Indian gov who do nit provide good indian maps as free source on internet.

[@rí丂hû-jūñïõr]

@saumyadipsarkar7055 Abe madharcod use kaise pta india ka real MAP. kisi foreigner ke video me ye bakchodi comment mat kr

[@1234ksn]

Vishy Anands greatest legacy is not that he was a world champion or that he was a role model or inspiration..... he was personally involved in the building up of a chess school modeled after the Russian chess academies... where all the infrastructure and teachers were there to support .

[@Julesgambit]

Wow that’s very cool. There’s a lot about the history I still don’t know! Thanks for sharing

[@dm-kb7fi]

Fun fact: Origin of Chess is also from ancient India ( around 6 century C.E)

[@winfredj9820]

who cares

@@winfredj9820 A lot of them cares, Kid 😊

[@retro-internet]

@@winfredj9820i care

[@someshroy7700]

​@winfredj9820whole world😂

[@shawan4545]

Cricket was also invented in England, but they suck now

[@akshaysamel8972]

We Indians are mostly good at maths, pattern recognition, analytical and critical thinking, so it is no surprise that we are doing well in chess too. But, Vishwanath Anand sir has a big role in reviving chess in India. He is a legend for us and we respect him a lot.

[@koushikvemuri3130]

Mostly good at math is a generalization. I would say being good at math is something expected of if you are an Indian. It’s just society’s standards. My mum didn’t care about my English scores but emphasized that I should be good at Math.

[@akshaysamel8972]

@koushikvemuri3130 You're absolutely right, bro. I faced the same situation as most Indian children and students. Although I was a topper in most subjects, I used to barely pass in Math and Social Science. I really don’t understand why Indian parents are so obsessed with Math.

[@cemetry]

@@koushikvemuri3130 And because of that very kind of parenting you may not be good at Maths when compared to other Indians but you are still better at it than most American & British kids.

[@koushikvemuri3130]

@@cemetry True, Looking back I’m thankful to my mum but I hated every second of learning math when I was a kid. I would rather read books, learn languages, history etc. But Math did help me to make money now.

[@asingha94]

Chinese are good as well. Self pleasing is a bad habit. I understand that we've a good level of obsession with academia & chess 6:53

[@deepaknairneo]

He is now not the youngest challanger; but youngest world champion...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nilanjanchatterjee3596]

0:31 it's a wrong map of INDIA please correct it.

[@theIgris02]

Foreigners will always UN recognised maps , they're just puppets of west , chill mate

[@Pachakamarlu]

Looks like blurred

[@NAYANSOLOS]

She blurred it later​@@Pachakamarlu

[@codycrawford7842]

The (near) future is Asian. We waste (most of) our youth's potential in the west. Absolute cultural confusion and decline. Meanwhile developing nations like China and India are hitting their stride and birthing new middle classes.

[@joebloggs396]

India's a complete basket case mentally, they just have a lot of people.

[@amaduck2132]

We have the 2nd highest inequality rate btw. Youre incorrect

[@ganeshbade1307]

Voke mentality ruined your culture, you might be get confused that horse and elephant in chessboard is male or shemale 😅 .

[@bhagyashree7265]

West is not "developed' intellectually. They got ahead in material wealth accumulation by indulging in colonialism. It is all reversing now.... You have no right to call China and India as "developing'. Better get yourself educated first.

[@kc4276]

The history of the world is cyclical. India and China have lots of things to improve (including quality of life and financial equality as the previous comment mentioned), but the return to Asia is not an aberration. It is the historical norm.

[@adityaflashraj]

One of the big reasons is that Vishy Anand has done alot. First, there is the cultural impact of having your country's first grand master who goes on to become the world champion. There is a lot of pride in that. There is also the feeling of reclaiming something. You have to remember, chess was invented in India. And having your country's first GM also become the world champion after two centuries of colonization holds a big sentimental value. In other countries Anand would just be a good player but in India he was a celebrity. This is way before chess was this prevalent. People held Anand in such high regard because of the emotions attached to it despite never playing chess themselves. You can compare this to Bobby Fischer. He wasn't just seen as a great player at the time but there was also the whole cultural and emotional push behind it about him winning against the soviet union. Anand was in our history books. Everybody knew about him growing up. But this alone isn't enough. The second big thing is that Anand has actually spent so much of his life trying to grow chess in India. Having an icon alone isn't enough. He has done so much of grassroots work and encouraged people to get into chess. But beyond that, even at the professional level, so many of the brand deals that the current players are getting are a direct result of Anand making the negotiations for them. If you look at the US, there is a distinct lack of sponsors even for the best players. A big reason why we have that in India is because Anand approached people and made this happen. Even his own academy has sponsored people.

[@Julesgambit]

Anand is a legend

[@HeySenthil]

You have put in lot of hardwork. Kudos to you. Here's my take: 1. Parents favor sports which encourages which looks braniac.(Look at spelling bee success of Indians in usa ). Indian parents put crazy amount of effort to educate their kids. Chess nicely fits in that quadrant. 2. Even though there are billion ppl. Chennai and Kolkatta is more dominant so at club level less than million ppl would be playing. So it comes down the work of chess teachers who have brought in structured knowledge after Anand's success. Their contribution is huge. Like Ramesh, Srinath etc... 3. Anand effect. This is not quantifiable but this is huge. The single most Important factor. He is been a great role model. 4. Pragg's race to being the youngest GM created a second wave of if chess interest. Gukesh was initially inspired by Pragg. 5. Internet access to Indians. Anish, the 3 year old learned a lot from KZbin. 6. Why they are finding success in 2600+. Well Indians tend to work eay harder snd ambitious. They also have less distractions compared to kids from Europe or western world. 7. Government support. They also want to look like they are supporting Indian citizens create records. 8. Company sponsors. The sponsorship has increased after Pragg success. 9. Media is also giving due attention. Especially Chennai media. 10. Influencer like Sagar and others have dedicated to increase visibility and reaching the right people easier.

[@Julesgambit]

Super cool comment and we’ll thought our. Totally agree. You’re definitely very well informed!!

[@HeySenthil]

@@Julesgambit Thanks

[@Mundarapilly]

Internet Access? Wow!!! Shows many sectors has Jio transformed. One of the turning point in Indian History. Thanks Ambani ji 🙏

[@parthasarathy_m]

Nice👍

[@tuktukkkkkk]

@@HeySenthil wao..u summed up really well..

[@nsyoutubemedia]

In india there's a school named velammal school(vishy is the advisor). That single school had 3 top chess players in the world. They've gifted a Mercedes-Benz car to their student gukesh for qualifying for world championship. And the tamilnadu state government( vishy Anand's home state and he have huge influence on government) pondering chess players like gods. The tamilnadu government is spending millions of dollars for chess. And Chennai city, his home town, had more than 15 Grandmasters excluding vishy.

[@ryro6620]

Actually this school uses chess and Gukesh as a tool for its promotional activities. The school charges a huge amount of fees and only the rich can afford it. Velammal school is definitely not service oriented. The Tamilnadu government is spending money on sports as the chief minister's son, the deputy, who is in charge of sports wants to show the public that he is doing something for sports and games and uses this as an opportunity to promote himself. All doing business in the name of GUKESH

[@lonewolfe2502]

0:31 Thanks for blurring the wrong map of India. You didn't need to since your video was not about any kind of politics & not everyone in the world are aware of Indian borders. But still you cared about your viewer's sentiments. I really appreciate that.

[@tomasbox7894]

Nice video Jules! Hope to see more of these kinds of videos in the future! India has been doing fantastic lately. I'm not well versed in the Indian federation itself, but I guess they've contributed a lot. My country's federation could do a lot better in that aspect, our top grandmaster chose to transfer to Spain because he was sick of the president of the Argentine federation, and several players have voiced their support of his decision. The judiciary once prohibited the president to be reelected, and the federation made him "executive director". I just hope the FADA supports Faustino as much as they can.

[@Julesgambit]

This is an awesome and detailed reply to the vid means a lot:) Yes they’ve been doing awesome. The federation definitely is so important for the success of a player. Faustino is incredible tho he’s definitely gonna be a wcc challenger soon

[@tarunahir6599]

Chess invented in India 2000 years ago

[@prathappoojari5415]

2000? Bro it's clearly mentioned in scriptures

[@diwakar-r]

As an Indian myself, of course I am proud of what my country is doing to support chess. But what needs to be also considered is that we bring results in chess. With Anand as our flag bearer we as a nation have built upon his reputation and worked on chess. On the other hand, when you look at Europe and South America, football is a good example. The amount of support that an athlete gets is almost a huge landslide in comparison. But it is hard to say that the same countries don't support football. Argentina for example. From what I have seen when there seems to be good prospects, then the support is almost automatic to the naked eye. Not taking anything away from anyone. But just a factor that I thought should be considered. In short, I meant to say that the support and encouragement while very very appreciated, is not the only reason for why our players are successful. Rather it is the other way around. Since our players are putting in the hours and achieving results they are being encouraged which is the other way around. Sure there are some governments which might not support their players despite getting results such as ours. But that's for a different day/update. What do you think?

[@Julesgambit]

It’s definitely interesting. To become a top player you need a lot of talent will determination etc. no amount of support will make up for that ofc. That being said chess is tough so support does make a difference at the very top levels. it’s hard to determine whether there is something in culture or character because you can’t really measure that using statistics. It does seem clear tho that at the very top levels support plays a factor, but in the amount of players that are able to get to that level, maybe there is something else!

[@diwakar-r]

@@Julesgambit No doubt. At the very top levels financial support and govt. support plays a huuge factor. For that to happen, it took us a good 10 years of rigorous effort. ChessBaseIndia (Sagar bhai and Amruta dii) have been working relentlessly for years. And of course the multiple coaches who are not famous but help build the basics of the student to a point where they are coachable by our GMs who hone them into world class players. It is an effort that all of us put in. And Sagar also starting the help chess foundation to provide an avenue for budding chess players to get support that is crucial for them at that instance in their career like laptops or travel costs to be accommodated. All of these things are equally important because I don't think other countries give such support outside the govt. as well. And together when we do this magic happens. And believe me I have seen it from close to a decade. All things aside, really nice analysis!

[@ashmitpandey6446]

proffesionalism at its best... awesome research... love from india

[@Julesgambit]

Thank you!!!

[@XAWoke]

Simple reasons 1. Family structure - where parents go to any extent to sacrifice everything for even grown-ups to succeed so as they need not to worry about self sustaining 2. The corporate world feels proud to endorse chess players to a considerable extent 3. You find no Indian chess player without grad or PG in formal education 4. Pride in civilizational heritage which invented the game itself. 5. The general population's admiration for brin over muscle. 6. Most important is coming out of colonial hangover...

[@ZenCapitan]

Makes sense, this woman should ask Anand or Chessbase India.

[@ertjg]

their school system is a lot about calculation too

[@Julesgambit]

Interesting!!

[@maelstrom57]

Number calculation has nothing to do with chess calculation.

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

@@maelstrom57 quick thinking do implies in other field but yes it will have 30 percent maximum effect.

[@montysaini8602]

​@@yaboi4831It would be a stretch to say that they're unrelated. But arithmetics (number maths) has very little to do with Chess, chess is more about pattern recognition.

[@TejaaaaaaReddy]

These chess players dont go to school for studying these calculations

[@sumitkaura8902]

Chesss was born in India in 200BC.. Even written historic evidence dates back to 7th century where it was called ' Chaturanga' So no doubt chesss flows in INDIAN BLOOD😊

[@neet202_8]

Thank you from India and all the best to your KZbin journey

[@Julesgambit]

Thanks a ton

[@Raj-nh3fc]

Indians like brain gymnastics like mathematics, puzzles, and tests, challenges and championships and within that comes chess as well. Besides that it brings prestige and now money too. Indian children are trained to face competition at every stage of life. Western children avoid major competition because it is considered stressful.

[@rishabhtripathi1175]

The Indian Government not just sponsors its players but also there is a reserved quota for sportsperson in different government sectors like Indian Railways, ONGC etc which basically means that apart from sponsorships, the players gets a secured government job in those sectors which basically acts as an assurance that once the sportsperson retires, they have a secured job and benefits.

[@vidhanchandrasahu1185]

A 3 year old kid Anish sarkar....has 1555 rating 😭😭😭😭

[@Julesgambit]

I know isn’t that wild 🥹😂

[@JethalalGada-b4c]

🙌😘

[@v.j7163]

​@@Julesgambitlove ur channel Can u do a video about a NORTHERN part of India king who taught the BMW car company a lesson the story is awesome. And also another Indian king who adopted so many children at time of war and gaved them free education,house......etc🔥👍❤

[@HarpinderTalks]

A 3 year old is smarter than you just got real 😭

[@vidhanchandrasahu1185]

@@v.j7163 2019 mai.....mai bhi tumhari tarah....ye sab dekh ke....time waste karta thaa.....aaj pachta raha hoon....

[@herbertallen6438]

Really enjoyed your description. Look forward to more.

[@Ash-ep1nz]

One thing i loved about Chess in India is that they encourage female players too. There have been many good female chess players from India.

[@arcelon6553]

India have a detailed classification of war strategies and warriors. The Hierarchical Classification of Warriors is as follows: 1. Padatik- Infantrymen. 2. Ashvarohi - Horseman. One Ashvarohi = 12 Infantrymen. 3. Gaja - Soldier on an Elephant. One Gaja = 12 Ashvarohi. 4. ArdhaRathi - A soldier on a chariot who is considered equal to one Gaja. 5. Rathi- A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Ardharathis 6. AtiRathi - A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Rathis 7. Maharathi - A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Atirathis 8. Ati-Maharathi - A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Maharathis. 9. Mahamaharathis - A warrior who is considered equal to 24 Ati-Maharathis. The above ranks are not just a reflection of skill or mastery of a weapon. It also includes knowledge of battle formations, strategic skill set, tactical knowledge, past battle field experiences, ability to crack”battle traps” or enemy formations and so on. Simply because an archer rode a chariot did not make him a Rathi - the warrior needed to have some fearsome reputation and class battle experience too.

[@internalmedicine9982]

Came here because I saw Gukesh. Thanks for the video. Love from India.

[@Julesgambit]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@srinidigital4414]

Your thumbnail is exactly what I have on my mind to study about (and being an Indian !!). Many many thanks for this video. Just loved it. To substantiate your story even further, you would have heard the news of Koneru Hampi winning the Women's FIDE Rapid World Championship for the second time. Its Incredible India when it comes to chess. Thanks again !!

[@Julesgambit]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@BenjaminIdle]

This is a very good video. I hope you continue making video essays like this

[@Julesgambit]

Thank you so much! I’m really enjoying creating content like this❤️❤️

[@DKS-75]

The change of govt policy has helped sports including chess big time. The govt of India and the state govts provide job reservations for people who qualify at a certain level in sports. With corporate brands also sponsoring sportsman in the country it has helped in growth of sports big time. Having a legend like Anand to emulate in chess has helped big time too. Traditionally we been good at mathematics so, excelling in chess is a natural outcome.

[@Are_harsh_jha]

20-25 years have been passed since anand making his army😂😂❤❤ now his knights are ready ✌️

[@kirtigupta9753]

Chess was invented in India and every household has one or two players who play Chess. The only problem was, earlier we didn't think Chess could make you a career and that too a well paying one😊

[@papujinji5397]

And this is the country which has 100% fan following and media and ad world support. All cricketers have opulent homes and lifestyles. On the other hand, chess players are simple and spend mist of the time just improving their games indoors, not caring if the ac is running or not. Yes, Vishwanathan Anand have made a huge influence on young chess minds. There is of course support of Chess Federation and state and central governments. Parents too play important role, during formative years, after success and for ever.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@beingstarman]

Not everyone can understand chess that's why .. content of national pride attracts audiance like me

[@mannysmandatories5595]

I love how much effort you put into getting the information. congratulations on the completion of the research and presenting the findings. Really amazed and inspired

[@Julesgambit]

Thank you!! I know it’s statistically heavy but really proud to finally be able to bring chess data to academics

[@manishgadia]

Mam - India invented Chess!

[@BombasticLarvae]

Okay saaar

[@manishgadia]

@@BombasticLarvae - Yo mate

[@IN-ud2ks]

Perhaps many do not know that Chess was actually invented in India 1500 years ago. It was then known as Chaturanga.

[@TJConcept1995]

Thanks for providing some insight into a question I've been thinking about lately. I do think Anand has been a bit of a trailblazer. I remember when he first came on the scene and had a reputation for being a fast thinker. He could play a game with rapid time controls, his opponent has used 29 of their 30 minutes and he had on occasions used less than one minute! His world championship match with Kasparov in 1995 was a good watch as Kasparov didn't have the usual 'opponent as his enemy' approach as in the past. I get the impression that he is seen as a 'father' figure by all the younger players and it's good to see how much he has invested in nurturing future talent, and continues to do so. Do you think that Gukesh will beat Ding? Imagine what that will do for chess in India if he does!

[@Julesgambit]

Anand was an amazing player and he really has such a detailed yet aggressive style! I’m excited to watch the world championship and see what happens!!

[@thunstor8615]

Its also because of a man named vishy anand who relived the dream of creating an army of best chess player

[@k4vin-wd3qy]

Not to downplay Vishy's greatness but this is worth mentioning “The culture of playing international chess existed in Chennai even before I became a grandmaster. This is because Chennai always had a wonderful group of volunteers who used to run chess clubs”. -Viswanathan Anand

[@VARMOT123]

Telugu states and Tamil nadu . Virtually every school kid plays chess that is where anand,humpy,harika,harikrishna,arjun,gukesh,pragg etc come from

[@shivam_singh_kill_pro]

i dont think telugu state have that many grandmaster . its just tamilnadu second place is maharastra with 10 grandmaster

[@RavanRam-w5v]

😂 they are mostly South Indian players and rest Deccan and Bengalis

[@Kalyug_X]

1st time i saw foreigner is using correct map of india.

[@Royalbob123]

My forefathers were playing chess ( Chaturanga) for at least 150 years in our remote village and we used have old chess tables made with deer horns and bones . Chess is invented in India so has strong roots winning world championships made it popular among new generations .

[@tsfalconyt463]

Adding a interesting fact here A school named vellamal vidyala in chennai produced over 22 grand master that includes popula names like D gukesh ,pragg,leon mendonca,Adhiban,Aravindh chidambaram,vishnu prassana,karrhik venkatraman and so on ❤

[@georgeray649]

Your research is what i admired. Another subscriber from India.

[@Govvkopookkcxxc]

Bro why do you love india , India is a hindu majority country , it persecutes its minorities.

[@cpadman5800]

This is great, it also shows how much Imdian parents are supporting their kids in chess. Spelling bee in the USA is another thing where you can see the parental enthusiasm. Parental support is crucial.

[@MamallanT]

சிறப்பு, வாழ்த்துக்கள் 🙏✨

[@RajeshSharma-fc8mk]

9:40 it's become a reality now 😅 Gukesh won world chess championship 🗿🗿

[@sarthakjain7385]

a point i would like to add in is chess is considered to be originated in india. There's a feeling of ruling what we used to own earlier. And the current government of India is also on same page regarding these things hence the pm will meet players post pictures with them and the media follows.

[@atulyaroy8962]

STFU with this shi, werent yall shittin on hikaru when he praised vishy? like fr bro it has zero corelation with that. you are lowkey making fun of efforts vishy and others put to develop chess culture here. you just look like a snobbish smartass when post stuff like this

[@OverPowered66267]

Growing up Chess was a big thing in my neighborhood. We had dedicated clubs for conducting chess games during festivals.Sadly it doesn't happen anymore. Chess always had a strong presence in lot of rural areas in India along with Mathematics. For the longest time Chess was a lost cause in India but the covid and lockdown had a significant impact on the rise of the game. People started streaming chess during that time. It became a big thing when actors ,singers ,Comedians, cricket players and even some multimillionaires started participating in these streams and online competitions. It was a big thing because these live streams would get 30k-40k concurrent viewers on KZbin. That sort of popularised the game among people once again which in turn created more tournaments . Even big companies like Mahindra, Tata etc started involving more as well. When you've that much eyeballs on the game ,it is bound to have more success in any country. Chess has become an attractive career path now especially for children. I see a lot of chess simul being organized in shopping malls and even in schools regularly now which was a rarity before covid.

[@destinys_child]

Articulation and Research are top notch!

[@undergroundphilly3118]

Not that it’s relevant in the present day, but I think Chess was founded in India.

[@lolmaker]

Definitely is imo! Partially the reason why the government is ready to fund players because we want to dominate in the sport we invented. Still haven’t finished the video but I was expecting this point to be mentioned in the video.

[@mugunthankrishna8857]

The reason we have created GMs inrecent Times is that many Education Institutions in which they study have put in great efforts at creating infrastructure for chess programs and nurture and groom prospective youngsters

[@pratik6342]

Youngest chess champion D. Gukesh...🎉🎉

[@Parasuraman-ey4wo]

She makes such good comments: Very rare for a first grandmaster of a nation to be a Workd Champion. In 14 years, Ondia is dominating world chess. And other very astute observations. Good jouralistic work.

[@Hinduathiest]

चतुरंग ( chaturanga) = four parts of army i.e. infantary, cavalary, camel army and elephants Chaturanga = shatrang in persian

[@drashokkumar9209]

The oldest evidence of Chess /CHATURANG is found in LOTHAL , Gujrat- one of the oldest ports in history . Lothal had the oldest dockyard with anchors . Chess borard and pieces have been found there -- 4,000 BC .

[@Adityayadav-to5ps]

Chess was originally our Game but due to the British colonization india lost all their vedas and manuscripts all their medical knowledge their ancient science math discoveries everything was destroyed and they didn't want india to change that so no chess player now nonono ... but now they are gone vishi shir started the chess wave again and made a global make everyone remembered the game again and he made chess cool again Basically and so many new player joined and now we have some of the prodigy in chess like gukhesh pragnananda Arjun they are all good and now the trophies is back again in india as guki won and became the youngest ever world chess champ So all I can say is it's just starting ...

[@ChimeMemeh]

after 2000 fide ive basically learnt that improving calculation, visualization and evaluating positions is the only way to get better, its very tough.

[@Julesgambit]

Calculation is so huge

[@K-CH-HimanshuThakur]

India generally does well in games and activities where individual efforts are required. But as soon as group efforts are required India tanks. Maybe except Cricket.

[@spidy9883]

Hockey; kabbadi?!

[@nps7742]

Chess has always been part of our culture , we never professionalise it before anand

[@srinivasanraghunathan8656]

More than one third of the Grandmasters in India are from Tamil Nadu, particularly most of them from single city Chennai - that's Viswanathan Anand's Home City. Chennai can be touted as the Chess Capital of the world !

[@SurenderSingh-xx8xs]

now he's world youngest chess winner

[@ettipsandtricks2829]

It's funny how other countries just start noticeing factors like population or government it's imp but the fact chess is born in India its obvious indians are good in chess and what kind of research she did it's first thing she could have learned

[@ankushyadav6814]

There is also one reason is that in india chess players are one of the most respected people here, while in other parts of the world players of board games are considerd boring, unfit etc, while in india chess players gets more respect than any other sports as it involvs brain.

[@proudgadwali144]

There was nothing like CHESS it was CHATURANGAM originated in india Europeans renamed it so that they can pronounce it Like they renamed GANGA to ganges

[@vedantt9928]

*Manuel Aron is the 1st Chess IM of India in 1961, though Vishy was alone from Asia at the top level when he became a prodigy. He & D.Barua became GMs in Eighties. Barua opened his Academy leaving active playing while Vishy went on to achieve everything which was impossible for anyone except the Soviet Union players. It was a nice video all the best !*

[@FriendlyVimanam]

Commenting just for the algorithm, you've put in Alot of effort.

[@CoolITTrends]

Such an insightful and well researched video.

[@Julesgambit]

Thank you!!!

[@balasank2164]

India is the country originated. Plus genetically, Indias are inclined to Chess like their liking for Mathematics. Plus in the recent times with online chess and others Support,Chess caught up fancy. Plus VA ,had put a Great contribution by turming this facination into training the GM. May let the next generation follow the path of VA.

[@Sonu_._Singh]

I can see pride in your face, liked your attitude, you should publish an article regarding your thesis

[@kc4276]

Vishy's contributions to the game (and not just to the Indian ecosystem) cannot be overstated. There is a clear 'Before Vishy' and 'After Vishy' demarcation in world chess. His actual contributions to the sport will be given due respect in the years to come.

[@dontrachtman3095]

India has more grandmasters/instructors helping the young people in chess. Chess is a cool game there. Also, chess is a family experience. Alot of young Asian and Indian people are starting to dominate chess too in the United States.

[@paultutillo]

Fantastic video Jules, great analysis 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼

[@ks20234]

Nice to see an effort to make a scientific statistical analysis of this phenomenon of rise of India Chess. Normally we only get rhetoric, not that rhetoric is necessarily inaccurate, but it's good to have a different approach to make inference. However as you would know statistics also has its limits. Ultimately rhetoric or statistics both have to depend upon sound logic. For e.g. there's no point in trying to find the correlation between the number of dogs and number of grandmasters in a country. And correlation doesn't mean causation. So to succeed in any endeavour we need the following factors: 1. Intent, desire, motivation 2. Capability - knowhow, training 3. Resources - like monetary support, technical support, favourable laws etc 4. Environment - like societal support, prestige 5. Luck, Destiny, God - whatever you like to call All these will lead to a substantial pool of people who will succeed in the particular area in any country or society I think this scheme can be used in general for any project succeeding or failing not just Chess in India. Now under these you can put subfactors and then research to what extent it works using statistics, research methodologies etc. Again great work, great video. Thanks

[@vasi]

fun fact: 1/4th of all grandmasters from India comes from 1 educational institution called velammal..the amount of time and money allocated for chess in this school is crazy...

[@ThangapandiSridhar]

Another very important reason you probably missed is corporate sponsorship by way of employment (especially by public companies like ONGC, IOC and many others) and the players are mainly employed to play under the corporate banner in tournaments. This has been happening since Anand days. This employment factor used to be one of the major motivating factors in old days. Not sure about such things in other countries.

[@Julesgambit]

I tried to mention corporate sponsorship under prestige but I probably could’ve done more on that!

[@christianwolfgang8460]

Once a substantial part of a country's population develops into middle class, thus not just struggling for daily survival, it's just a numbers game, when a hype starts. So I think it's now mainly the huge population of India, which is no longer living in complete poverty. Another Magnus Carlson from Norway is highly unlikely, while it's getting more and more likely to see a lot of high performers from India in the future.

[@aadisankararun8633]

why do you think another carlsen in unlikely ?? india has a 3 year old chess player

[@christianwolfgang8460]

@aadisankararun8633 I think another Magnus from NORWAY is unlikely, because of the low population. As I said it's a numbers game. India with it's high population and many more players than Norway will probabalistically produce a lot of top notch players, sooner or later even one as good as Carlsen.

[@ramanrrsblr]

Thanks, Jules for making this video. I have seen Russian, Bulgarian & Hungarian GMs during my school days of '70s & '80s. The greatest rivalry between Victor Korchonoi and Gary Kasparov was a great game in earlier years. Russia used to get plenty of talent. I don't know now. Good that Chennai city is coming out with lots of talent and good for India. Jai Bharat. Jai Shri Ram,

[@kartikmawa]

Anand revolutionized chess. Samay helped popularize it and make it mainstream. People used to flock to his streams during covid to watch chess. He made a lot of chess players popular.

[@herbertallen6438]

Excellent information. Great work. Thank you.

[@vetiarvind]

I think it's mostly my hometown Chennai. If you take out Chennai, India would have a presence, but not quite as strong. Again, it's the Vishy effect.

[@BhartiyNiveshak]

Anand started and we are dominating the Chess and this will move to other fields similarly. India is coming.

[@VARMOT123]

Virtually every school kid in south india plays chess that is why . My hometown same as arjun erigaisi has a million people and has 2 gms and 2 IMs

[@bobby1985]

We already have Gukesh as the world Chess Grand Master 2024.

[@simongardner1835]

This is interesting and insightful, Jules. Thank you!

[@Julesgambit]

I’m glad you enjoyed!!

[@DSUHS6338]

chess has originated in india they must be in top or its shame for them .Good to see that dominance

[@atulyaroy8962]

STFU with this shi, werent yall shittin on hikaru when he praised vishy? like fr bro it has zero corelation with that. you are lowkey making fun of efforts vishy and others put to develop chess culture here. you just look like a snobbish smartass when post stuff like this

[@ZeroShrimpy]

indian people grow playing chess almost everyone played chess in his life it's core childhood on my playing and beating people in chess.

[@subratamukherjee682]

😂😂😂i am not playing chess brother

[@borngenius3560]

To be specific, South Indian.. Not only chess, they are dominating all the things involving brain.. Who win spelling bee contest every year in US? South Indian kids..

[@Noklamalam01Alam-nh2wn]

Congratulations gukesh is already world champion 🏆🏆

[@manilkumar73]

there are multiple reasons... first and foremost is right parenting, education, support etc

[@hellachan8080]

India doesn't have, like near all under developed countries, a good lower structure which funnels talent from all of society but due to its high aggregate GDP the top facilities and incentives matches that of richer nations, this is organic. This shows the greatness just a larger sum of humans can collectively do. Imagine a united states of Europe.

[@krishkrish08]

well researched video💛

[@WorldPeace21]

Good video, Jules. I have one suggestion: please leave your graphics up longer. I know I can pause the video, but some of your graphics are only up for a brief flash. I just think it would be better if your graphics were up for a few seconds longer.

[@Julesgambit]

Good suggestion :)

[@manikkalore1630]

In India, China Nerds are the popular kids. Unlike in West where Football or Soccer player are one. That's one aspect of culture.

[@ChoCoMoCo69]

There is a village in India were every person play chess everyday. Its known by chess village.

[@deebhai6540]

Not only chess but also in cricket hockey kabbadi etc games tooo