When the British were annexing the Kingdom of Awadh and Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was turmoiled, his two aristocrats, Mirza Sajjad Ali and Mir Raushan Ali, remained unperturbed and chose to immerse themselves in chess (film: Shatranj Ke Khilari, Satyajit Ray). For them, the chequered board was a bigger battlefield than standing up to the … Continue reading Meghalaya chess arena: Growing in 64 squares