Vishwanathan Anand

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  D Gukesh: A Loss That Sparked A Dream

  India's Dommaraju Gukesh scripted history by defeating Ding Liren of China in the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship in Singapore.

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  Anand To Carlsen, Timeless Chess Battles From World Championship

  Over the years, the championship has witnessed some iconic battles where players from across the globe have showcased their incredible genius.

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  The Anand Effect That's Shaping A 'Golden Generation'

  'Father of Indian chess boom': The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'

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  The Anand Effect That's Shaping A 'Golden Generation'

  'Father of Indian chess boom': The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'

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  Viswanathan Anand, PM Modi Hail India's Double Gold At 2024 Chess Olympiad

  The double victory marks India's first-ever triumph in both the Open and Women's sections at the same Olympiad.

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  "Chess Thambis": Viswanathan Anand's Dinner Selfie With Child Prodigy

  Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who finished third in the recently concluded Norway Chess tournament, shared a photo from his dinner outing with chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and grandmaster Sandipan Chanda on Friday.

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  Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand To Join PM On 'Mann Ki Baat' Today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his Mann ki Baat' radio programme today, which he will address together with chess champion Viswanathan Anand and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, will focus on "India's youth".

• Blog: My senior in school, Viswanathan Anand

  It's quite a feeling to have something in common with Viswanathan Anand. I do. Not that I know much about chess. But Vishy, as we affectionately call him, was my school mate at Don Bosco, Egmore. A senior who has been most appropriately held up as a role model for every new batch of students; year after year, with every new title he would win and d...

• Anand finishes second in Tata Chess; Nakamura champion

  Five-time winner Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a second place finish following a draw in the last round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament.

• Anand crushes Shirov to remain in joint lead

  Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his position at the top in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.

• Viswanathan Anand backs CWG-bound Indian athletes

  World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is more concerned about how many medals India would win in the Commonwealth Games than the controversies in the run-up to the mega-event, scheduled to kick off here on October 3.

• Vishwanathan Anand takes on 35 mathematicians today

  Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, world champion Viswanathan Anand began his simultaneous chess game against 40 math wizards at the ongoing International Congress of Mathematicians on Tuesday.

• Help from Kasparov, Kramnik was pleasant surprise: Anand

  Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand was pleasantly surprised at the unsolicited assistance he received from Russian greats Gary Kasparov and Vladmir Kramnik during his successful World Chess championship title defence against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in Sofia last month.

• Anand hails Kasparov and Kramnik

  The extraneous support from the likes of Gary Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik in his World Championship battle has not diminished Viswanathan Anand's faith in his team of seconds and the Indian chess wizard on Tuesday ruled out any change in what he calls a "band of brothers"

• I played fast and furious near climax: Anand

  Sharing the secret of his success at the World Championship, Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand on Monday said he unnerved rival Veselin Topalov by playing fast and aggressively towards the climax of title battle.