Battling medical store's eyedrop blunder, depression: How UP's Subhi became India Girls' No. 1

Subhi Gupta’s rise to World No. 4 in girls’ chess is a story of many things. After overcoming setbacks, including a vision problem that ruined her first independent foreign tournament and later competitive disappointments, she won national and world titles, excelled academically, and achieved major international norms. Now India’s top-ranked girl player, she is pursuing the most difficult titles.

By JYOTIRMOY HALDER