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There is hardly any home advantage in chess, but upGrad Mumba Masters is making it seem there is. The Masters posted their ...

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Indian-origin Abhimanyu Mishra, the world's youngest chess Grandmaster, aims for strong performances at the World Cup. Despite holding multiple records, he downplays their significance, valuing the ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. Danny Rensch grew up in a village on the edge of a great forest, in the mountains outside Payson, Arizona. He ...