Viswanathan Anand ranks at No 36 in IE 100 list of most powerful people in India in 2025
India captain Rohit Sharma (ranked 48th, rising up 20 spots from last year), Virat Kohli (No 72, down from No 38 last year) ...
India’s VC-backed chess academy churns out champions across the board
Backed by a venture capitalist, Indian chess great Anand has helped propel prodigies to top international rankings ...
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Anand brutally snubs Carlsen as he plays ‘pick your favourite’ World Chess Champion
India's greatest chess player, Viswanathan Anand, tried the trending 'pick your favourite' game to reveal his favourite World ...
Viswanathan Anand dismisses Magnus Carlsen without hesitation in FIDE’s 'Choose Your Favourite' chess player challenge
Viswanathan Anand showed no mercy as he dismissed Magnus Carlsen’s name in a hurry while picking his favourite chess player ...
Viswanathan Anand compares Indian chess to Soviet Union's dominance: ‘We are already a chess superpower’
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand believes the country has already become a ‘chess superpower,’ drawing comparisons with ...
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Indian Stalwart Viswanathan Anand snubs World No.1 Magnus Carlsen at FIDE's Chess Champion Challenge without hesitation
India’s legendary chess player, Viswanathan Anand, recently participated in the viral 'pick your favorite' game, where he was ...
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Viswanathan Anand drops a bombshell announcement warning Magnus Carlsen and Chess World on India's dominance says, 'We already are the superpower in chess'
India has been making waves in the chess world, with the highlight being D Gukesh’s sensational World Chess Championship ...
Viswanathan Anand drops ‘chess in Olympics’ update, blames Garry Kasparov for delay: ‘When we had two federations…’
Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, and is still an active player in the FIDE rankings, and is also their Deputy ...
ICC chief Jay Shah rises to 24th spot in IE 100 list of most powerful people in India in 2025
Besides Jay Shah, Nita Ambani and Viswanathan Anand are also sports administrators who find a spot in the IE 100 ranks.
Viswanathan Anand dissects D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun in bombshell verdict: ‘Not dominant like Soviet Union, but…’
India has been highflying in chess recently, and the icing on the cake was D Gukesh’s World Championship victory in Singapore ...
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Chess grandmaster plays 19 youngsters at same time, one holds him to a draw
Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children ...
Koneru Humpy: Mother, World Champion, Queen across the board
"Sometimes I do think about [her daughter] during the event but it's very important to stay focused and sometimes I don't even talk with her so that I don't get emotionally weak. It's tough being so ...