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After a rocky start to the year, D Gukesh impressed at Norway Chess 2025 with notable wins—prompting mentor Viswanathan Anand ...
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who mentors Gukesh, was asked by Chess.com to grade the teenager's performance ...
Gukesh's dreams, he said, were fueled by Viswanathan Anand's loss to Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match in Chennai in 2013. "11 years ago, the title was taken away from India.
Viswanathan Anand last competed at the chess World Championship a decade ago. These days, he's not a regular player on the FIDE circuit either. Yet, in the first week of the World Championships in ...
After winning the Uzchess Cup Masters last month, R. Praggnanandhaa rose to World No. 4 (Elo 2779) in the live ratings, ...
Viswanathan Anand and rising chess star R Praggnanandhaa commend the Chola Chess Initiative in Chennai for its facilities paving a path to international success. The CSR effort by Cholamandalam ...
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.
CHENNAI: In a big move to strengthen India's chess ecosystem and invest in the next generation of champions, Cholamandalam ...
The match marks the third time a chess grandmaster has played against "the world" online. Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov and Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand both won their previous events.
Former world champion and the current vice-president of FIDE, Viswanathan Anand has shared his view on Indian GM Gukesh’s ...