Chennai: How grandmasters keep a check on fitness

Chess, say Chennai's homegrown grandmasters, is as much about making the right moves on the board as off it. Swimming, strength training, badminton, yoga, football, dancing, cycling... it's a fitness blitzkrieg as the city's players gear up to take on opponents from around the globe in the World Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram at the end of the month.