Mother Quits Job, Son Makes History: How 16-Year-Old Mayank Chakraborty Became North East’s First GM | Chess news.

Mayank Chakraborty becomes first GM of North East India (Special Arrangements) New Delhi: All Assam Chess Association General Secretary Rajeeb Dhar was having a good night’s sleep on Saturday morning. And why not? His mentor, Mayank Chakraborty, had just achieved his final Grandmaster (GM) standard at the 8th GM tournament in Sweden. In doing so,…

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Back to the drawing board for Varun Chakraborty? Harbhajan Singh backs the spinner to bounce back Cricket News

Varun Chakraborty (AFP Photo) CHENNAI: For Varun Chakraborty, the T20 World Cup victory must have felt bittersweet. The enigmatic spinner, touted as India’s X-factor bowler, was not at his best. Although he finished as the tournament’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 scalps, his economy rate of 9.25 was a little above his own best standards.This was…

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