Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian appealed to Vladimir Kramnik for reconciliation amidst Kramnik's defamation lawsuit against Chess.com, Chessdom, and David Navara.

Prasidh Krishna praised Shubman Gill's leadership after India's loss to England in the first Test at Headingley.

Ravi Shastri suggests the Narendra Modi Stadium for the World Test Championship final and supports Shubman Gill as India's Test captain for the next three years.