The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 25th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

The Importance of Reading The Hindu Editorial: Reading The Hindu newspaper has several benefits, including improving reading skills, facilitating comprehension, staying informed of current events, enhancing essay writing, and more. For individuals aiming for a career in banking, reading editorials is crucial for vocabulary building. In this article, we will examine today’s editorials, provide practice questions, and highlight important vocabulary words.

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• Prag was expected to give Carlsen a closer fight but he proved to be more skillful and knowledgeable.
• This is not the first time Carlsen had put a dagger in the heart of Indian supporters.
• He came to Chennai for the World Championship as Challenger 10 years ago and dethroned V Anand from his perch.
• He retained the crown by beating Anand again in Sochi next year.
• In both those matches, he was the clear favorite for his greater ability to bite hard and age was on his side too.
• The roles were somewhat reversed in Baku. The Norwegian was the older of the two but remained stronger.
• However, Carlsen once again underlined that the younger generation still has some catching up to do before they can claim to have matched his endgame prowess and champion’s attitude.
• The Indian, who was high on confi- dence after beating No. 3 Hikaru Naka- mura, Erigaisi Arjun and No. 2 Fabiano Caruana, tried to win the initiative in the first rapid game with white pieces.
• But Carlsen showed his peerless command in the endgame to win in 47 moves of Modern Bishop’s opening.
• Prag was better out of the opening and was pressing hard on the kingside. With his queen maneuvered to g-file and attack on the ‘f7’ pawn, Prag was in a position where he could have called the shots.
• But Carlsen first found the king move (16…Kg7), eased the pressure and followed that with exchange of queen and rook.
• What followed (two knights, rook and four pawns vs knight, bishop, rook and four pawns) was a supremely coordinated attack of two knights dancing to strangle the king.
• His rook almost circulated on the board, landing on ‘a3’ square from ‘a8″ via the h8-h3 route. The final act involved a mating threat too.
• Carlsen opted for Sicilian Alapin in the second game, also regarded as Anti-Sicilian against Black. Prag was facing a must-win game with Black.
• But Carlsen’s level was a couple of notches higher. He spent just four minutes to Prag’s 14.
• The draw was agreed after 22 moves when only four pawns, rook, knight and light-coloured bishops remained on the board.
• The champion enjoyed a better position in this game from the word go.
• He would have given Prag a hard time in saving this position had he faced a must- win situation.
• The boy from Chennai can hold his head high for trying to win the initiative in the first game. But he may have to look higher to match Carlsen’s vision.
• Excelling in classical chess is not Carlsen’s top priority now. Still he defeated D Gukesh in the quarterfi nals in his own game.
• Then he held Prag to two easy draws while recover- ing from food poisoning.
• Carlsen made it look like child’s play. But even he is aware that the challenge from the Indian young brigade is going to be real.
• More so because the chess circuit is now also about online and blitz games with good prize money.

Practice Questions:

• Carlsen made it look like child’s play. Discuss in detail.
• Prag was better out of the opening and was pressing hard on the kingside.Comment

Important Vocabs:

• Boast- to talk with too much pride about something that you have
• Impeccable- faultless
• Consulate- the building where a consul works
• Attenuate-to make something weaker, smaller or less effective
• Grit- small pieces of stone or sand

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