Check and mate
The ongoing eight-player Candidates Championship will determine who will challenge the current World Chess Champions Ding Liren (Men’s) and Ju Wenjun (Women’s), both from China. In the Men’s section, strong contenders are Fabiano Caruano and Hikaru Nakamura, both from the U.S. Among the women, former World champion Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie from China, Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno from Russia, and Anna Muzychuk from Ukraine will be strong contenders.
For the first time, India has five players in the competition, three on the Men’s tables and two at the Women’s. Do you know who they are? See if you can identify them by the picture. If not, click to find out.