World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand

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  Viswanathan Anand Responds As Ex-World Champion Criticises D Gukesh's Title Triumph

  Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik was not impressed with the quality of chess on display during the match, calling it the "end of chess as we know it."

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  How Much Prize Money D Gukesh Won After Becoming Youngest World Chess Champion

  India's D Gukesh created history on Thursday as he became the youngest world chess champion.

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  D Gukesh Is Youngest-Ever World Chess Champ, Some Others Who Held The Title

  But 2023 was an eventful year for Gukesh when he unleashed himself to the world as the youngest player to reach a rating of 2750. The same year, he outperformed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player.

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  "I Had 11 Games...": What Viswanathan Anand Told D Gukesh After Game 1 Loss In World Chess Championship

  D Gukesh is the second world champion from India after Viswanathan Anand, who won the title four times.

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  D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Highlights: Gukesh Becomes Youngest Ever World Champion

  D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 Game 14: Gukesh D becomes the first Indian grandmaster to win the crown since Viswanathan Anand in 2012.

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  Who Is D Gukesh? Indian Grandmaster Who Became Youngest-Ever World Chess Champion

  Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dethroned China's Ding Liren and won the World Chess Championship 2024.

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  "Get More And More Girls To Play": Viswanathan Anand After India's Historic Show At Chess Olympiad

  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said there is still much work to be done for women's chess in the country.

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  "Vishy's children Are Grown Up": Chess Legend Garry Kasparov On India's Chess Olympiad Double

  Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov showered praise on the Indian team for historic double gold in both the men's and women's events at the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

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  Viswanathan Anand Wins Leon Masters For The 10th Time

  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand proved his mettle once again and defeated Spaniard Jaime Santos Latasa 3-1 in the finals to win the Leon Masters for a 10th time

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  India's Gukesh D Makes History, Becomes Youngest To Win Candidates Chess Tournament

  He became only the second Indian after the great Viswanathan Anand to win the Candidates. Five-time world champion Anand's triumph came in 2014.

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  R Praggnanandhaa Beats World Champion Ding Liren, Becomes Top Ranked Indian Chess Player

  Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren in Tata Steel Masters, becomes top ranked Indian chess player

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  Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Third Indian To Beat Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess

  In a remarkable chess feat, the 24-year-old Indian chess grandmaster, Karthikeyan Murali, delivered a stunning blow to the world's number one player, Magnus Carlsen.

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  "You Can't Ask For A Better Team": Viswanathan Anand On India's Chess Squad For Asian Games

  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said he could not have asked for a stronger Indian chess lineup in the upcoming Asian Games.

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  "Earliest By 2025": Viswanathan Anand On When India Can Have Next Chess World Champion

  Viswanathan Anand firmly believes that India has enough talent to produce the next Chess World Champion but not before 2025 since there is no "quicker pathway" and the process to create one will take that much time

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  "What He Brings To The Table Is His Fearlessness": Viswanathan Anand On Chess Prodigy Praggnanandhaa To NDTV

  Viswanathan Anand has spoken highly of his protege R Praggnanandhaa in an exclusive interview with NDTV, just a day after the young chess prodigy beat current world champion Magnus Carlsen