Amit Kamath
@jestalt
Cover sports @ Indian Express. Ex-News9, Firstpost, HT, mid-day Robert Bosch Media Ambassador. Red Ink awardee. Covered Tokyo2020, Birmingham2022. Liver donor.
#chess India vs India in FIDE Women’s World Cup final: Koneru Humpy beats China’s Lei Tingjie to set up Divya Deshmukh battle ✍️ @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
#FIDEWorldCup: Why #KoneruHumpy vs #DivyaDeshmukh will be a battle of contrasting styles. Three veteran GMs break it down. By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
At #fideworldcup2025 it will be INDIA vs INDIA. On one side is Humpy, 38-year-old OG trailblazer of women's chess in 🇮🇳. And then #DivyaDeshmukh, at 19 half of Humpy's age but already one of the top players in the world. indianexpress.com/article/sports…

India vs India in #FIDEWorldCup final: #KoneruHumpy beats China’s Lei Tingjie to set up clash of generations with #DivyaDeshmukh, who at 19 is half Humpy's age By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
How Divya Deshmukh, 19, brought down ex-women’s world champion Tan Zhongyi to enter FIDE World Cup final By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
How 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh brought down ex-women’s world champion from China, Tan Zhongyi, to enter #FIDEWorldCup final By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Game between #DivyaDeshmukh & ex-women's world champion Tan Zhongyi was wild. There was a phase where the evaluation bar was going up and down like a airplane in turbulence. But finally, after 5 hrs & 101 moves, the 19-yr-old wins to earn GM norm, Candidates spot, & WC final spot
How Divya Deshmukh, 19, brought down ex-women’s world champion Tan Zhongyi to enter FIDE World Cup final By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
#DivyaDeshmukh’s emergence and #KoneruHumpy’s resurgence: 2 takeaways for Indian chess evident at #FIDEWorldCup By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
When chess legend #GarryKasparov tried to make the machine blink… and failed By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
When chess legend Garry Kasparov tried to make the machine blink… and failed By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Divya Deshmukh’s emergence and Koneru Humpy’s resurgence: 2 takeaways for Indian chess evident at FIDE World Cup By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh and Co causing the latest tremors of Indian earthquake in chess at FIDE Women's World Cup ✍️@jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Meet Harikrishnan A Ra, India’s 87th grandmaster Youngster from Chennai gets two norms in successive tournaments as he negotiates 10 chess events on the bounce. By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Like #Gukesh now, a young #VishyAnand faced criticism from the #chess world in the early 90s and was once dismissed by Soviet Union stars as a 'coffee house player'. But just like Anand, the teen should enjoy the criticism while it lasts | By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
A lesson from Anand’s own history: when you get criticised by rivals, "enjoy it while it lasts". :)
Like #Gukesh now, a young #VishyAnand faced criticism from the #chess world in the early 90s and was once dismissed by Soviet Union stars as a 'coffee house player'. But just like Anand, the teen should enjoy the criticism while it lasts | By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
#Podcast 🎙️ For this week's podcast, we had a special guest. @SjoerdMarijne joined @mihirsv, @jestalt and I, discussing the Indian women's hockey team's distressing present and worrying future. 🏑 Some fascinating insights, do listen. open.spotify.com/episode/2ApdUf…
How Gukesh turned 'grindmaster' to take 3-point lead at Zagreb after three days of rapid chess ✍️ @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
How #Gukesh turned 'grindmaster' to take three-point lead at Zagreb after three days of rapid #chess | By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Gukesh defeats Magnus Carlsen once again as Garry Kasparov says: ‘Now we can question Magnus’ domination’ By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…
Came at the king. Did not miss.
Gukesh defeats Magnus Carlsen once again as Garry Kasparov says: ‘Now we can question Magnus’ domination’ By @jestalt indianexpress.com/article/sports…