The Naga chess prodigies of Kohima: a family of champions on the 64 squares
The Naga city of Kohima has produced a startling number of young chess masters — and a coaching culture to match.
Kohima, a city of 100,000, has produced a startling run of young chess masters — a record that has made the city’s small chess federation a national curiosity.
The explanation, coaches say, is a coaching culture: morning sessions before school, weekend tournaments, and a generation of players who grew up on analysis apps.
The federation’s ambition is modest and specific: the first Naga grandmaster.