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 ...

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

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

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

Nihal Sarin has won the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 Open Rapid title in Kolkata despite a last-minute entry, finishing ahead ...

Viswanathan Anand shrugged off a reverse in the fourth round against Arjun Erigaisi to post two wins and share the lead in ...

India’s Nihal Sarin clinched the Open Rapid section title at the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 in Kolkata on Friday.

In one of the two blitz games of the day, Kasparov again won the first game to lead 8.5-3.5 going in to the final day of the ...

Viswanathan Anand, who had become India’s first Grandmaster played Dibyendu Barua, Calcutta’s own, in 1992; Such was the ...

The most thrilling part before I actually got to Manila was the plane ride to the Philippines, which – as most of you might know – is a country made of more than 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.

The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid concluded with two deserving champions, as Nihal Sarin clinched the Open title while ...

India may be the only country where a chess world champ gets mobbed in the street, so you can imagine the reception awaiting Viswanathan Anand in Chennai when he returns from his latest triumph this ...