At the Jaipur Lit Fest 2026, Vishwanathan Anand spoke about his new book Lightning Kid, sharing stories of childhood, rapid chess, and lessons learned along the way. From family support to handling ...

Viswanathan Anand, the five-time world champion, discusses his new book for young chess players, 'Lightning Kid', and his ...

BENGALURU, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Indian chess grandmaster and former world champion Viswanathan Anand is hoping his elite academy can become a pipeline for future Indian talent. Anand, who won his first ...

At Kolkata Centre for Creativity, chess legend opened up on his new book, lessons from failure, modern chess and why ...

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is set to make a return to chess as a player after a six-year gap at Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz Open 2026 in Kolkata, adding star power to the five-day ...

The way Arjun and Pragg have lost rating points at the Wijk aan Zee event, there is a possibility that the semi-retired ...

The top-ranked Indian player across formats, Arjun was on a roll to start the blitz section of the event. Having finished behind champion Nihal Sarin and runner-up Anand in the rapid section, Arjun ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by ...

International Chess Federation (FIDE) vice president and Indian great Viswanathan Anand believes that this year's world championship can happen in Chennai if R Praggnanandhaa wins the Candidates ...

Viswanathan Anand inaugurated the Chess Mahakumbh International Conference at KIIT.