***Kunal Aamra Shah***

Health. Wealth. Indian Music.

RT need not be endorsement.

[Anish Giri @anishgiri]

Sindarov and Madaminov

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@qmtitash @Persian_chess I personally think he is on an upward trajectory. He is slowly learning to play solid. in his quest to win tournaments and games, he does his thing. But he has become more solid. It is evident even in his rapid play in titled tuesday. By 2027, we will see him transformed fully.

[Thejaswi Udupa @udupendra]

Now that Modi overtakes Nehru in longevity, will he finally stop blaming Nehru for everything?!

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

What if https://t.co/wPFvXOA6qO sponsors that money and brings Hikaru in ? Wouldn't that be a fantastic team with Hans, Hikaru, Fabi,Wesley and maybe Dominguez ???

[Hans Niemann @HansMokeNiemann]

It's an honor to represent one's country, the lack of patriotism is shocking. Hikaru is one of if not the wealthiest chess players in the world. An extra 20 or 30k as an appearance fee would not impact his life at all. Winning a gold medal is more valuable than anything money could buy.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@gutsy_gambit He does and mentioned it in an interview. But it will be detrimental if he plays like in Uzchess cup.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@gutsy_gambit Yes I remember that :)

[Gutsy Gambit @gutsy_gambit]

Who's making it to the reserve board? I mean, Vidit looks like almost confirmed, he's just completing the required number of games here in Uzchess Cup.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

I love his honesty. Seeing Hans mature this way is quite refreshing.

[Hans Niemann @HansMokeNiemann]

Setting the record straight on the match with Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The $100,000 came up last year at the Aeroflot Open and appeared in our promo video as part of the narrative. We should have made clear at the time that it wasn’t the agreed terms for this match, and that’s on us. What isn’t in question is that Ian accepted the actual terms before we played a single move. Prize funds reflect a player’s current rating and standing, and Ian’s are well off his peak, so the figure was fair and he was glad to take it. Calling it “embarrassingly low” only after losing is poor form. I even offered a tiebreak that gave him a real chance to win the match outright. He turned it down. He then asked for half the winner’s bonus for drawing the match, insisted on it, and complained when we said no. That bonus was for winning, nothing else, and we found the demand unreasonable.
Great effort went into this event, and I treated it as the occasion it was. Ian didn’t seem to take it as seriously. He wore the exact same shirt and hoodie every single day.
What I won’t let pass is his line that I played the final game “with no inaccuracies, like my younger years.” I’d ask Ian to say plainly what he means. Insinuations like that are serious and damaging, and we all remember what they cost me for years. I’d hoped he wouldn’t reach for them.
On a better note, revenue from ticket sales went to a local orphanage, with an additional donation from Endgame.
That’s all I’ll say. From here, I’ll let the chess speak for itself.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@qmtitash 1. Pragg
2. Nihal/Vidit
3. Gukesh
4. Arjun

Most solid to most aggressive. Board 3 and Board 4 ftw.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

Nihal+Arjun+Pranav is underrated combo.

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

✨ Introducing Team MGD1 | FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026

Team MGD1: Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin, Pranav V, Leon Luke Mendonça, Abhimanyu Puranik, Harika Dronavalli, Srinath Narayanan (captain), Aryan Abhijeet Shah.

🔸 Team MGD1 returns as the defending Rapid Champions, showcasing the depth of Indian chess. Led by World No. 4 in rapid chess, Arjun Erigaisi, the all-Indian lineup combines established stars with some of the country's most promising young talents.

♟ FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026
🌏 Hong Kong 🇭🇰
🗓 Game days: June 17-21

🎟 Book your tickets now! Details at https://t.co/Tb8LTD3GLe

#FIDERapidBlitzTeams #HongKong

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@EmilSutovsky Question about points system in fide circuit. Why more points to Magnus over Arjun -Tepe Sigeman when Magnus only won blitz tie breaks ? Points be same for both the players. In 2025, Pragg won TSM and GCT Romania on tie breaks and got +points.

[Thejaswi Udupa @udupendra]

Thiruda Thiruda is AR Rahman's best soundtrack is my hill.

[peeleraja @peeleraja]

SBI YONO netbanking is a case study in how NOT to fuck up a reasonably functional netbanking and replace it with unusable slop

[Mr Melancholy @chakravartiiin]

> Sister's wedding got cancelled because I refused to buy gold

> Boss fired me because I insisted on WFH

> Wife called she's leaving for her parents because I refuse to take her on foreign trip

> Got run over by Neta ji's 50 vehicle convoy while peddling home on my cycle to conserve fuel

> Now eating boiled vegetables and rice to conserve oil

For Nation

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@SagarH62 McDermot

[TITASH BANERJEA @qmtitash]

@gutsy_gambit At this point us fans may want starting to look at positive zodiac signs :(

[TITASH BANERJEA @qmtitash]

I am glad in some sports we have reached a level where a bronze medal in a World team championship and a tied first with the GOAT and losing in a tie break, seem like disappointments

#ThomasCup #Indianbadminton #TepeSigemanChsss #ArjunErigaisi

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@gutsy_gambit Hmm..let's see.

[***Kunal Aamra Shah*** @HRWPlus]

@gutsy_gambit In a 2 game blitz tie break match, it is absolutely 100% Magnus.