Still have my police job, but I’ve been on sports leave for a long time: GM Salem Saleh

Live Scores, Latest Sports News, Results, Cricket Updates | The Hindu Still have my police job, but I’ve been on sports leave for a long time: GM Salem SalehA cop and a world-class Grandmaster, Saleh has enforced safety rules in the UAE and outmanoeuvred top players on the board. He speaks in this chat about what got him hooked to chess tactics, how the game has grown in his country, why he was surprised by Gukesh winning the World title and when an amateur who had learnt chess off YouTube startled him in a library https://ift.tt/4OZfEho February 13, 2026 at 11:49PM