Thought Leadership
Notes from the field.
Essays and notes on chess administration, sports governance, entrepreneurship, leadership and India's growth story.
Leadership
20 December 2024
A founder's pace for sports administration
The biggest gift a founder brings to a federation is not money. It is pace. Decisions weeks, not years. Data, not anecdote. Players treated as customers whose lifetime value the institution must maximise.
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4 October 2024
Checkmating the challenges in Indian chess
An institution is only as ambitious as its blueprint. Our development blueprint, 'Checkmating Challenges for Chess Development in Bharat', is anchored in three commitments: financial security for players, an India-first rating ecosystem, and a hosting calendar that brings the world to our doorstep.
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