Vishy Anand's Academy: Where Chess Champions Are Made

The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation' Photograph: Kind Courtesy WACA/X  "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand......

India's Pranav Venkatesh is World Junior Chess Champion

Emulates mentor Visvanathan Anand, who had won the tournament back in 1987. IMAGE: Pranav Venkatesh scored a total of seven victories and four draws to end up on nine points out of a possible 11......

Gukesh hails Anand, India's chess boom

Unfazed by the evolving chess landscape, reigning world champion D Gukesh is open to compete in all formats but asserted that while freestyle chess brings excitement, the classical chess, with its......

Vishy Anand to launch academy to train youngsters

IMAGE: The academy, named WestBridge-Anand Chess Academy, has taken on board five of the country's most promising players to be trained by chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: Dean......

'The boy who would be King'

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand shared a heartwarming throwback photo. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Viswanathan Anand/X Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand continues to revel in D.......