After GM title, Ethan dreams of being the best in the world
Fourteen-year-old Ethan Vaz has become India's 96th chess Grandmaster after a successful tournament in Sarajevo. Supported by his family and crowdfunding, he now aims to compete against elite players to reach the world number one ranking.
Why it matters
The story highlights the rise of young Indian chess talent and the financial challenges faced by athletes in non-mainstream sports.
Ethan Vaz was about six and hooked to cartoons with his elder sibling when he was introduced to chess primarily as a fun indoor activity and to wean them off television. He took a liking to the game and displayed talent which probably made his parents link up with a coach.
The article is a standard human-interest sports profile with no political or ideological slant.
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