US chess talent needs backing like India gets from its PM Modi, Adani: Hans Niemann

US chess grandmaster Hans Niemann said India's chess rise "is one of the great sports stories of our era, backed by [industrialist] Gautam Adani and celebrated by PM Narendra Modi". "[US] has...talent to compete at that level. What we need...is that same support behind our next generation," he added. His remark comes amid R Praggnanandhaa's historic Norway Chess 2026 win.