After that, there was a long dry spell, before it started to rain GMs. To set matters in perspective again, for more than 20 years, after Manuel Aaron in 1961, there was a dry spell of IMs too. In the post-Anand era, more than one Indian player has the potential to become a world champion.
Two forgotten names from chess

Since history isn’t usually a strong point, names of Moheschunder Bannerjee (often known as “the Brahmin”) and Saumacharun Ghatak, especially…