Young chess star Deekshitha, 14, jumps nearly 29,200 spots in one month

For nearly 18 months, Modipalli Deekshitha was stuck in a chess abyss. Between February 2025 and the end of June 2026, her rating barely inched forward. With a net gain of just 61 points in the period, hovering stubbornly below the 2000 Elo rating mark, […]