"We were a team of three introverts. As crazy as it sounds, I was the chattiest person in the group."

Indian GM P Harikrishna assisted recently crowned women's chess world champion Ju Wenjun in the match. Their collaboration arrived as surprise news.

For @htTweets The 37 yr-old Indian GM and China’s Ju, go back a long way. They have been Shanghai teammates in the Chinese chess league. In Harikrishna's first season with the side in 2008, they finished as champions.

"Until early last year, the top guys saw me a prospect. Now, I'm a colleague, maybe even a rival.”

Ahead of Fide World Cup, India's 17 yr-old chess superstar Gukesh, youngest-ever to cross 2750 Elo, spoke to me on goals, records & regrets and why he loves Djokovic
For @htTweets @vishy64theking on Gukesh: "2750 is a huge accomplishment. It’s quite clear that at some point he might just shoot past me. I’m quite relaxed about it, even proud. To wake up one day and realise I'm not the No 1 rated player in India might be a funny feeling.”