No. 1 ranking motivational target, not an end in itself: Anand

World chess Champion Viswanathan Anand is likely to lose his number one status by next month but the Indian is hardly bothered as he feels ranking is a motivational target rather than an end in......

'I also strive to have chess-free days'

After ruling the chess world for nearly 20 years now, Viswanathan Anand is rightly regarded as one of the greats of the 64-squares game.In the last few years, he has captured almost every title......

World chess in a mess: Anand

Regretting that "politics has taken over chess", Grandmaster Viswanathan Anandsaid due to the fighting between the two world chess associations -- FIDE and the rival body floated by Kasparov and......

Indian chess scene positive: Anand

Asia is taking to the game of chess in a big way with India and China enjoying a very big presence, Super Grandmaster Viswanthan Anand said in Bangalore on Saturday."Earlier the gap between the......