โTo beard the lion in his den.โ
The dictionary defines it as boldly confronting a powerful rival on their own turf.
For years, Norway Chess has been Magnus Carlsenโs den. His turf. His domain.
So I woke up to this news and my jaw dropped.
You didnโt just win a title, @rpraggnachess.
You walked into the lionโs den and emerged victorious
This title is important. Not because of the trophy, but because of your challenger spirit.
And thatโs something all of us can learn fromโฆ
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In an ideal world, the people in the street should have come forward voluntarily with the cctv recordings to the police to capture the terrorists. Instead the whole street deleting the videos to protect the terrorists shows the deep rot and decay within the community and a complete lack of humanity.
Another young innocent life lost to fanatic radicalisation. How many more lives should be lost before the civilised section of the society wakes up? 0.5 front threat is real, here and now.
Om shanthi Surya๐
๐จ 'I get why some great players are angry at Gukesh. He has achieved what they havenโtโ
- reigning world champion Gukesh's coach Gajewski told @htTweets in an interview in Oslo
In all seriousness, she is a perfect contender for getting the Dronacharya award. Without even playing chess, she has given India two champs, just like that.
INDIAN CHESS IN FULL CIRCLE! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅน
Year 2011
- Vishy Anand was Reigning World Champion
- Humpy Koneru made as Challenger into Women's World C'ship
Year 2026
- Gukesh D is Reigning World Champion
- Vaishali R made a Challenger into Women's World C'ship
On Knowing vs Discovering โ
These days, almost everything we consume comes with a rating attached.
Letโs say you want to go out for dinner. Before you even step into a restaurant, you have gone through the Google reviews, watched a reel, seen someone talk about the best dishes. Your brain has formed a full opinion before you have even left home.
So when you actually get there, even if something is genuinely great, it just feels expected. You came here because it was a 4.9. The food has to be good. That is already decided.
You experienced it before you experienced it.
But think about that one place you stumbled into with no context. No rating, just you walking in on a whim. Nine times out of ten, itโs nothing special. But that one time it is actually good, the joy is completely different. Almost disproportionate because nobody told you it would be good. You went in without expectations.
I think life works the same way.
The well-reviewed path that is proven to work in some shape or form gives you a predictable return. Itโs safe and respectable, itโs fine. But when you take the one with no blueprint and it actually works, it hits differently. This path was not objectively better but felt better because it was entirely yours to discover.
At the end of the day, a thousand reviews can confirm an experience. But they cannot match the joy of finding something yourself.
Congratulations @chessvaishali . She showed excellent preparation and resilience. Took the blows & delivered the punches. A proud moment for Indian chess with two Indians to cheer for in the World Championships. Personally proud that our @WacaChess mentee will now have a shot at the world title. Being from Chennai is just another flex !
THIS IS HISTORICAL STUFF FOLKS! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅน
Vaishali Rameshbabu just won the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026 & Qualifies as Challenger for Women's World Championships Title!
2nd Indian Women after Humpy Koneru (2011) to Play the Women's World C'ship match!
Seriously??? Not-so-smart human being??? ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Adani Group has been a long-term sponsor since 2024 for GM R Praggnanandhaa, supporting his journey towards becoming a World Champion.
Pragg is just 20, Why are you attacking him?? Just for acknowledging his sponsor?
Regarding the Pragg issue
My small outburst thread
You all hate BJP and Modi, and as a result RSS, and as a result Adani and Ambani, we get it
But what is Pragg supposed to do?
Tear away his shirt, refuse the sponsorship and stay in the poverty porn which you people love
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๐จ THE KHEL INDIA IS NOW LIVE! ๐ป๐ฎ๐ณ
Built by the fans, for the love of Indian Sports ๐
A heartful thank you to every contributor who voluntarily shared their articles and passion on this platform. This belongs to all of us.
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This is just a small beginning towards giving Indian sports and our athletes the voice they truly deserve.
Letโs help Indian Sports grow together! ๐ฎ๐ณโจ
#Maharashtra#AI#Longpost
I am studying rise of AI over past few months including reading interviews of top AI boses of Anthropic, Google etc. Here is what I think
1) Traditional IT will loose shine ( already happening). Pune IT will continue to grow but at slower pace that too more on IT related to Manufacturing, Logistics etc.
2) New AI centric IT jobs will flourish. Maharashtra should set up massive AI Training Centres.
3) Even smallest of businesses (like street vendors) will start using Software apps built by AI which are specific to their business
4) Manufacturing will be affected but to lesser extent by AI. Gigantic Manufacturing hubs like Pune and Chennai will flourish like never before through Manufacturing. MH govt should try to bring any and all Manufacturing to the state on war footing
5) Financial sector will see different business models and Products like Insurance against AI failure, AI as co patent owners, Gurantees issued by AI, Banks offering AI customised loan and deposit products for each individuals etc. Mumbai should be ready for this
6) Large IT Products Platforms Like Core Banking Systems, ERPs, CRMs etc will loose shine. Newer custom built products with AI will be order of the day. In that sense smaller software product companies will shine
7) Instead of large LLMs the smaller purpose built LLMs ( call them Small Language Model SLM)will be order of the day. Large Organisations will own SLMs trained on their domain/vertical, their customer behaviour and their products and that will be their secret sauce of success and IP
8) Data Centres will pop up in every city. On government level big support will required to support these
9) IT companies should focus on creating vertical solutions - Coding, IT infra, Hosting etc will be taken over by AI
10) Last but not least young generation should NOT focus on learning coding, instead look for skills which are related to Manufacturing, Logistics, Healthcare, Infra, new age Finance etc or even Farming related- inshort all the original core sectors. The 30-40 years of IT and Software golden period is transforming into golden period AI centric jobs with skills in one or more core sectors