Battling medical store’s eye-drop blunder, depression: How Shubhi became India Girls’ No. 1

Shubhi Gupta’s rise to World No. 4 in girls’ chess is a story of many things. After overcoming setbacks, including a vision problem that ruined her first independent foreign tournament and later competitive disappointments, she won national and world titles, excelled academically, and achieved major international norms. Now India’s top-ranked girl player, she is pursuing the most difficult titles.