The world soon sensed that playing chess online was no different from playing it in person and this resulted in the beginning of ‘achhe din’ for the game, When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world over a year ago, the first public reaction was that of disbelief. The stereotype modern lifestyle has hampered our ability to think beyond the routine. Unfortunately, the pandemic turned out to be something very real, driving the world into a state of uncertainty and fear. Lockdown or artificial house arrest, unknown to the democratic world, became the order of the day.