Viswanathan Anand's father passes away following brief illness
Other Sports | April 15, 2021 11:55 ISTK Viswanathan was 92 and breathed his last at a city hospital in Chennai, family sources said.
K Viswanathan was 92 and breathed his last at a city hospital in Chennai, family sources said.
Indian chess team captain led a team comprising legendary Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy to the historic gold at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.
Anand spoke at length about his rivalry with Kramnik and delved into how both of them are on identical scores even after a whopping 150 games.
For Anand, a five-time world champion and the country's first Grandmaster, it was his first Olympiad medal and he described it as a "magical moment".
It was Anand's eighth loss in the USD 150,000 tournament. The 50-year-old ended in ninth position behind GM Peter Leko who finished last.
Anand needed just 45 moves to win the first round while he closed down the second round in 49 moves. The third ended in a draw.
Anand, however, picked up his first point of the event. He remains at the bottom of the table. He had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik.
The former world champion had kept the Norwegian ace in check-in three games of the best-of-four contest before slipping 1.5-2.5 by in the final game late on Wednesday.
The former world champion said "most Indian parents are right" that chess will help their children do better in school.
Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league in February and was slated to return to India in March.
Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league in February and was to return to India in March, but was forced to stay put after the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted sporting schedules across the globe apart from restricting movement.
Anand, who boarded an Air India flight (AI-120) from Frankfurt on Friday night will reach Bengaluru via Delhi. He is expected to reach Bengaluru at 1.15 pm.
Chahal also spoke about the similarities between the two sports he so dearly loves how chess has helped him to become a better cricketer
Anand had defeated Vladimir Fedoseev 2-0 in the final tiebreaker and finished the tournament ahead of then reigning champion Magnus Carlsen.
India were held to a 2-2 draw against Europe in the Online Nations Cup Chess tournament.
Five-time world champion Anand was in Germany to take part in the Bundesliga chess tournament and before he could return, the travel restrictions came calling in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 50-year-old reflected on sports in time of worldwide lockdowns and said chess seems to have coped well so far.
India no.1 Anand, no.2 Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna and B Adhiban and the country's top two women players -- Koneru Humpy and D Harika -- took part in the event.
Apart from Anand, India No.2 Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Baskaran Adhiban (all Grandmasters) and the country's top two women players-Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika will compete on 20-board event.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought international sports to grinding halt with events either cancelled or postponed for the next fortnight.
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