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Viswanathan Anand’s son Akhil isn’t following his father’s steps—he instead is venturing into the land of Gond, Madhubani, ...
Viswanathan Anand hardly has space to play a game of chess inside his house. Art has taken over a bulk of the space at his ...
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand hailed Divya Deshmukh in an exclusive interview with NDTV, claiming that the entire ...
On a chessboard, I don’t just see pieces. The knight moves like it’s in a maze, the bishop traces an aperiodic diagonal. It’s ...
R Praggnanandhaa is the India No. 1 and also world No. 4 in the live chess rankings. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi is fifth and D Gukesh is sixth.
With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making ...
Viswanathan Anand spoke to NDTV in an exclusive chat as Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh battle it out in the Women's Chess ...
Divya Deshmukh achieved the most significant triumph of her young but promising career by winning the 2025 FIDE Women’s World ...
Viswanathan Anand reacted to Divya Deshmukh's FIDE Women's Chess World Cup win vs Koneru Humpy, and called it an ‘amazing battle of nerves’.
It’s hard to imagine five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand saying, “He showed me chess in a way I hadn’t seen it before”. But that’s the legend’s honest admission when you talk to him about the ...
When you speak to Akhil Anand, there’s a certain calm clarity in his words—thoughtful, precise, yet filled with quiet wonder.
Viswanathan Anand has weighed in on Magnus Carlsen’s infamous fist-smash moment at Norway Chess, and shared his thoughts on the emotionally charged moment during the Norwegian GM’s outburst against ...