<ul><li>17-year-old chess prodigy Gukesh has surpassed five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand in the FIDE ratings.</li><li>Gukesh is now ranked No. 8 globally, while Anand is at No. 9, indicating a shift in India's top chess players.</li><li>This marks the first time in 37 years that Anand is not India's No. 1 chess player.</li><li>Gukesh expressed surprise and hesitation when acknowledging his new position in the presence of Anand at an event in Kolkata.</li></ul>

It was the biggest coup that Indian chess, riding the crest of a global wave lately, has seen in a…

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