Assessment of India's Big Three youngsters
Interesting comment on the styles of each of the chess players. I agree, Arjun seems like the most solid against lower rated players, but occasionally slips with higher rated players, so is it fair to say he is mentally tougher? On the other hand, Gukesh does have insane self belief, to the extent that he tries to attack always, and he got rewarded in high pressure situations for it. But he isn't getting away with it now. However, I don't think the other two players have faced the level of pressure that he does now. As for the comment on Pragg, I found it hilarious that he is confused. Its hard to put Pragg in any sort of box, but I think he has the most genius for the game out of the three.
But if you were to make player cards for each of the three players in 2026, they would be different than the ones made in 2024.
edit: is Nihal like Murray of big 4? lol. Honerable mention, for reaching the same classical level as the WC and adopting Alireza. I guess Pragg would be Federer, Arjun would be Djokovic, and Gukesh would be Nadal?
What do you guys think?