Indian chess sensation D. Gukesh reminisced about how Magnus Carlsen’s victory over former world champion Viswanathan Anand in 2013 title clash ignited spark in him to bring title back to India.

Chess culture differs greatly between North and South India. Vantika Agrawal highlights the lack of recognition for chess ...

That board is just one of many. The Tamil Nadu government gifted a puzzle-like set after his first world title. A Spanish one from the town they lived in, rich with Islamic and Jewish patterns.

Viswanathan Anand praised Arjun Erigaisi. (Twitter) After the match, Anand lavished praise on Erigaisi’s playing style and also hailed his ability to ‘generate tactics out of thin air’.

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand commented on Magnus Carlsen's recent struggles at the Norway Chess tournament, highlighting Carlsen's frustration after losing to Gukesh. The Norwegian ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will be in the mix as part of the Freedom team helmed by none other than FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsly in the World Rapid and Blitz team chess championship ...

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India's chess great Viswanathan Anand took to social media last week congratulating Ravichandran Ashwin on the cricketer's 100th Test and asking if the spinner fancied a game of chess with him.

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand expressed his delight at the growing popularity of chess in India, attributing the surge of interest to the emergence of young stars like R ...

Viswanathan happy with the growing interest in chess Anand, who has long been the face of Indian chess, believes that the sport is witnessing an unprecedented boom in the country.