Viswanathan Anand became the World Champion for the first time in 2000 when he defeated Spanish Grandmaster Alexei Shirov for the title.

Viswanathan Anand urged players to focus on all formats ‘mentally’, and also used D Gukesh as an example in his statement.

Viswanathan Anand revealed that Magnus Carlsen was a “limited” player in his early days, excelling mainly in endgames and ...

Viswanathan Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, but never got the title again after his 2013 defeat to Magnus Carlsen.

Viswanathan Anand has opened up about his World Championship title clashes with Magnus Carlsen, revealing what went wrong for ...

Viswanathan Anand recalls Magnus Carlsen's younger days, Indian chess legend says ‘he was able to lure a lot of…’ ...

Legendary Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who is widely seen as the guiding force behind the current generation of Indian ...

Similar to Arjun Erigaisi’s experience over the last month, with a packed schedule where multiple formats are vying for ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

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 ...

Anand, who won his first world championship in 2000 before claiming four more back-to-back from 2007 to 2012, now trains young Indians at his WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA) with the aim of ...