| GUKESH | Indian chess prodigy congratulated by PM Modi for defeating Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess 2025.(First Name) (6) |
| CHESS | Game where Karthikeyan Murali made history by defeating Magnus Carlsen with black pieces in 2023. (5) |
| ENAMOURED | Taken by PM Modi entering European Union with the German backing (9) |
| RAMSETU | Divine coincidence viewed from the sky by PM Modi en route from Sri Lanka. (7) |
| FROZENMASTER | Magnus Carlsen in Antarctica without a jacket? |
| COMPLIMENTED | Made an addition to the full - congratulated, by sound of it (12) |
| CURTAINCALL | Where performers are congratulated by the audience (7,4) |
| VANDE | Name of the high-speed Express trains flagged off by Prime Minister Modi in Katra. (5) |
| NAMMA | Metro network name in Bengaluru inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on August 10. (5) |
| SUSAN | Chess legend who received a letter from Prime Minister Modi acknowledging contributions to Indian chess talent.(First Name) (5) |
| THEQUEENSGAMBIT | Hit Netflix miniseries, released in October, about a chess prodigy; you'll find a piece in each theme entry |
| BETHHARMON | Fictional chess prodigy played by Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit (4,6) |
| MAGNUS | 2016 documentary film about chess prodigy Carlsen who became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 |
| ANYA | ____ Taylor-Joy, portrayed a chess prodigy in The Queen's Gambit (4) |
| WONDERBOY | ____: How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World - 2007 book title |
| MAYDAY | Cry for help in publicity about end of democracy welcomed by PM (6) |
| MAURITIUS | Country visited by PM Narendra Modi with strong Indian diaspora connections. (9) |
| CHENAB | Location of the tallest railway arch bridge in the world inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. (6) |
| RAJAH | Piece in early Indian chess sets |
| DEFAMATION | Rahul Gandhi, a member of the famed Indian family, was controversially removed from his parliamentary seat on March 23 for this crime against Prime Minister Modi |