For India's future chess stars, Anand is not just a spiritual inspiration as a mythical figure who went to places that no other Indian before him did. He's there for them first-hand.

Intense psychological battle unfolds in World Championship as Gukesh and Ding Liren navigate risky moves and missed opportunities.

It was Viswanathan Anand who put India on the world chess map more than three decades ago, and would be carrying Indian chess in a remarkable career that had concluded only recently.

In an interview with CNBCTV-18 five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand expresses his excitement about the upcoming World Chess Championship between India’s D. Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren. Anand reflects on Gukesh’s rapid rise,