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Out of FIDE World Cup, into the spotlight: Why legendary Peter Leko chose to stay back in Goa despite elimination
November 23, 2025 7:20 am
FIDE World Cup 2025: Peter Leko is now better known for his voice than his games. Still, that in no way diminishes his great achievements as a player.
Viswanathan Anand to play in Jerusalem Masters 2025, big boost for Israeli chess
November 19, 2025 8:26 am
Israel's greatest player, Boris Gelfand won’t feature as he has a long-standing conflict with the Israel Chess Association and has not played for the national team since 2019.
Chess World Cup 2025 trophy named Viswanathan Anand Cup as tribute to legendary Indian Grandmaster
October 31, 2025 7:49 pm
The trophy features the peacock, the national bird of India in a frozen dance form and will be given to the winner of the tournament on November 26.
Viswanathan Anand explains how a 'limited' young Magnus Carlsen became chess' unbeatable beast
August 11, 2025 11:35 pm
Viswanathan Anand became the World Champion for the first time in 2000 when he defeated Spanish Grandmaster Alexei Shirov for the title.
Viswanathan Anand on what will happen when Magnus and Hikaru leave: ‘Sport goes on, hundreds of new talents coming in’
June 06, 2025 12:12 am
Former world champion also reckons that Gukesh has to enjoy the breaks between the tournaments as it's not advisable to get mentally tired by playing non-stop.
Viswanathan Anand wins 'Clash of Generations' exhibition match after beating Faustino Oro 2-0 in Tuscany
June 03, 2025 5:15 pm
In what was tipped as "a meeting between the past and the future of chess,” Anand was pitted against Oro, one of the most promising stars on the circuit.
When Viswanathan Anand earned eight rupees as prize money for winning a chess event
April 09, 2025 1:49 pm
Viswanathan Anand also revealed how he had spent most of that prize money right away
When Viswanathan Anand handed young Magnus Carlsen a reality check: 'I realised I was delusional'
February 23, 2025 10:39 am
Talking about a 2008 training camp with Anand, Carlsen said: "As soon as like that training camp started, it's like something just switched on. We played a bunch of training games and from being this guy who seemed completely disinterested... all of a sudden, like he was crushing me."
Susan Polgar on Gukesh's mentor Viswanathan Anand: 'Your place in chess history is now etched in stone'
December 14, 2024 8:55 am
Susan Polgar says Gukesh will inspire millions of kids around the globe and will be the best Chess ambassador.
Viswanathan Anand interview: 'Gukesh knows to cut out noise... Ding Liren in bad form is still very strong'
November 20, 2024 12:40 am
In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, former five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand talks about what makes India's World Championship challenger Gukesh special and why it is not wise to write off an out-of-form Ding Liren
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