FM Rupesh Jaiswal Wins Hearts , Draws GM Guseinov, Gadir (2661) in FIDE World Cup

Nepal is a country in Asia with a population of over 29 million people, and one player is giving Nepal hope and demonstrating that anything is possible in the chess world if opportunities and sufficient support are provided. FM Rupesh Jaiswal made history by becoming Nepal's first chess player to represent the country in the FIDE World Cup, winning hearts and making all Nepali citizens proud & happy.

 An uphill task and a poisonous break

The journey from the capital city of Kathmandu to Baku wasn't an easy one, especially with the current economic status of the country and the nature of support which was given to FM Rupesh Jaiswal. He was battling a lot of battles, looking for potential sponsors and preparing for an experienced opponent, GM Guseinov, Gadir (2661) from Azerbaijan. 

He made it to Baku and he did what was needed to make the job easy, got a promising position as White in the first game but a pawn break ruined it all. 

 If something is not broken then don't fix it was the comment and suggestion to Jaiswal from GM Daniel Naroditsky after Jaiswal rushed with d4 pawn break, which opened flood gates to White's position as black pieces were more active than white. 

 An another tall mountain to climb

With this loss, Jaiswal was in a must win position, he tired his best to win, but GM Guseinov, Gadir navigated peacefully to a draw, which secured him the win in Round 1 and he moves on to the second round.

If proper support and training are provided, there is a lot more to achieve out there and this is an example of it.

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