Legendary Indian chess grand grasp Vishwanathan Anand, whereas talking on the Hindustan Occasions Management Summit 2022 on Saturday, predicted a shiny future for India in chess. Anand mentioned India presently have a golden era that can solely get stronger as time progresses.
“There’s a wave. Lot of individuals play and comply with chess. The Web has made chess extra accessible to everybody. Proper now, chess has acquired rise in India and the essential factor is we’ve got a golden era. Gukesh’s peak score has been 16 and he’s nonetheless within the high 25. Arjun is 1-2 factors behind. Nihal Sareen completed within the remaining of a web-based international occasion. Praggnanandhaa has overwhelmed Magnus so many occasions this yr,” Anand mentioned.
Anand is true. If beating world’s greatest participant Magnus Carlsen is a yardstick then India are in fairly good arms. The teenager trio of R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh have all acquired the higher of Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa, 17, has defeated the Norwegian thrice; Erigaisi, 19, and Gukesh, 16, notched up their maiden victories over the world champion on the Aimchess Speedy match in October. By doing so, they supplied probably the most resounding proof of their readiness to problem the world’s high gamers.
Gukesh, in actual fact, had overwhelmed Carlsen in simply 29 strikes. It appeared as if the Norwegian was on his solution to a routine win 25 strikes into the sport, solely to stumble right into a cleverly-laid entice for his queen.
“Anand sir was my function mannequin and the explanation I acquired into chess. I used to be tremendous blissful to have the ability to talk about chess with him recurrently and the opposite coaches. Guys like Guyavsky have been additionally there so I used to be simply very excited. I can not actually clarify how a lot I’ve learnt from all of the lessons,” Gukesh mentioned about becoming a member of Anand’s WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA), based in 2020, aimed to coach and nurture younger chess gamers.