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Anand lacks ambition: Korchnoi

"Vishwanathan Anand has an extremely strong game; he is excellent in terms of strategy and tactics, but his only problem is that he lacks ambition," says chess great Victor Korchnoi.

Speaking to Doordarshan's news channel Sportstime, the former Soviet dissident who is best remembered for his legendary battles with Anotaly Karpov, said: ''After seeing Anand play, I feel that he plays beautifully, but at times he is not smacking his opponents.

''Sometimes, you have to be more violent.''

Korchnoi said that despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, the chess there is still strong.

''Now the government may not be putting money into the game as before, but former Soviet players are playing in 125 chess teams all over the world,'' he said.

UNI