Beginning of a new dawn, says Short

Grandmaster Nigel Short, the current vice-president of world chess body FIDE, has been quite vocal about the issues facing the sport in India. In 2019 he spoke strongly against the All India Chess Federation (AICF) as being anti-player and authoritarian. In an exclusive chat with The Hindu on Tuesday, the 55-year-old Brit welcomed the new AICF body. Short was happy that the impasse in the administration of Indian chess was finally over. “I am glad that the AICF had elections. It has been finally resolved through the ballot box and not through the courts. This is the beginning of a new dawn,” he said.