BENGALURU, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Indian chess grandmaster and former world champion Viswanathan Anand is hoping his elite academy can become a pipeline for future Indian talent. Anand, who won his first ...

The most thrilling part before I actually got to Manila was the plane ride to the Philippines, which – as most of you might know – is a country made of more than 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.

At Kolkata Centre for Creativity, chess legend opened up on his new book, lessons from failure, modern chess and why ...

In one of the two blitz games of the day, Kasparov again won the first game to lead 8.5-3.5 going in to the final day of the ...

Viswanathan Anand inaugurated the Chess Mahakumbh International Conference at KIIT.

The top-ranked Indian player across formats, Arjun was on a roll to start the blitz section of the event. Having finished behind champion Nihal Sarin and runner-up Anand in the rapid section, Arjun ...

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand has been in the spotlight lately, not just for his incredible achievements but also for his engaging interactions with the younger generation of chess players.

Five-time world chess champion only plays occasionally, but is finding it increasingly difficult to watch from the sidelines as the competitive urge rears its head ...

Tata Steel Chess India 2026 beginning on Wednesday, will see the players vie for top honours in rapid and blitz events. Join ...

Viswanathan Anand decided to play in the recently-concluded Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz tournament only last year after a hiatus of six years. He was out of playing active chess for a long ...