Viswanathan Anand on Magnus Carlsen incident: ‘He simply refused to follow rules, left us with little choice’

Deputy president of chess’ global governing body, Viswanathan Anand, has said that Magnus Carlsen left FIDE with little choice than to un-pair the Norwegian, which led to the world no…

Viswanathan Anand defeats over 60,000 opponents in single online game

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated over 60,000 opponents from the online chess community in a special online ‘Vote Chess’ match. Anand was playing against the opponents in a single…

Viswanathan Anand recalls meeting Ratan Tata and his involvement in chess through the popular Tata Steel event | Chess News

After Ratan Naval Tata’s demise on Wednesday night, many Indian chess stars posted heartwarming tributes to the industrialist who was the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons. The Tata Group has…

‘We had to figure things out on our own. If things have improved for the next generation, wonderful’: Viswanathan Anand at Express Adda | Sport-others News

At a recent Express Adda in Chennai, India’s first grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, his wife Aruna, and India’s top-ranked chess player Arjun Erigaisi, spoke on the game’s revolution and how India…