‘The missing piece is how it’s presented’: Behind ‘Checkmate: USA vs India’ plan to shake up the chess scene

‘The missing piece is how it’s presented’: Behind ‘Checkmate: USA vs India’ plan to shake up the chess scene

In an exclusive interaction with Firstpost, Salim Belcadi of Checkmate Strategic Ventures explains how the upcoming ‘Checkmate: USA vs India’ event aims to reimagine chess as a global sport and bring it into the mainstream.

The upcoming ‘Checkmate: USA vs India’ event will be headlined by the showdown between D Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura. Image credit: FIDE/Michal Walusza