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‘Happy & proud of what India is achieving in chess’

The Times of India 30 Mar 2025
In a freewheeling chat with Shalabh Saxena, the only second Indian world chess champion after Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh D, who won TOISA recently talked about his chess life and the experiences during his remarkable journey. Excerpts.Q ... .
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CM Dhami Ranks 32nd in the List of 100 Most Powerful Indians

Deccan Herald 28 Mar 2025
The list also includes industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, NSA Ajit Doval, chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, South ...
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Indian Express Power List 2025

Financial Express 28 Mar 2025
The undisputed king of this board is Viswanathan Anand, a new entry at 36, ahead of Captain Cool Rohit Sharma (No ... Viswanathan Anand, 55 Chess Grandmaster New Why Anand is the original world-beater from India on the battlefield of 64 squares.
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Vishy Anand meets young chess talents in Cyprus

Philenews 25 Mar 2025
Legendary chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, five-time World Champion and FIDE Deputy President, held a simultaneous exhibition game in Nicosia with 19 children and teenagers living in Cyprus.
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Chess grandmaster plays 19 youngsters at same time, one holds him to a draw

CyprusMail 24 Mar 2025
Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children at the same time during an exhibition event in Nicosia. “Chess is like a language,” Anand said.
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Watch: World champion D Gukesh plays chess with Ashwin at CSK's den

The Times of India 21 Mar 2025
... Ding Liren, has taken the chess world by storm.Not only did he break Garry Kasparov’s long-standing record, but he also became only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to claim the world title.
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Bengaluru set to celebrate the convergence of Earth Hour and UN World Water Day on ...

The Hindu 19 Mar 2025
This year, Dia Mirza, Viswanathan Anand, Ranveer Brar, Sudarsan Pattnaik, Shantanu Moitra, Taba Chake and Ricky Kej are voicing their support for celebrating the Biggest Hour for Earth ....
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FIDE CEO roasts Vaishali, Judit Polgar’s ‘women’s chess’ views: ‘Important to rely on real data ...

Hindustan Times 18 Mar 2025
Polgar, one of the greatest chess GMs in history, stopped taking part in women-only events during her career due to a lack of competition ... Also Read. Viswanathan Anand drops ‘chess in Olympics’ update, blames Garry Kasparov for delay ... FIDE CEO ... ....
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Viswanathan Anand drops ‘chess in Olympics’ update, blames Garry Kasparov for delay: ‘When we had ...

Hindustan Times 17 Mar 2025
Speaking to TV9 Telugu, in a video published on Monday, India legend Viswanathan Anand gave a massive update on the introduction of chess in the Olympics. Viswanathan Anand blamed chess' continued Olympics delay on Garry Kasparov.(Twitter (FIDE)).
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Viswanathan Anand dissects D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun in bombshell verdict: ‘Not dominant like Soviet Union, but…’

Hindustan Times 17 Mar 2025
World Chess Champion D Gukesh, left, with former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand during a press conference.(PTI) ... Meanwhile, India legend Viswanathan Anand has fallen to 15th. Viswanathan Anand on India's young GMs.
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Arjun Erigaisi credits Magnus Carlsen for ESports World Cup inclusion, dissects online cheating in chess

Hindustan Times 15 Mar 2025
2025 is turning out to be an exciting year for Arjun Erigaisi ... Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi during a game.(Twitter (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)) ... Also Read. D Gukesh snubbed as world-famous Indian chess coach names next ‘Viswanathan Anand’ in huge claim.
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D Gukesh snubbed as world-famous Indian chess coach names next ‘Viswanathan Anand’ in huge claim: ...

Hindustan Times 14 Mar 2025
India leading chess coach names India's next Viswanathan Anand, and it wasn't D Gukesh.(Instagram/AP) ... 14, ahead of India legend Viswanathan Anand, who is 15th ... ‘Most talented after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand’.
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