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The Vishwanathan Anand effect
Anand didn’t just win titles — he sparked a cultural shift. His rise was more catalytic than historic.
Chess clubs sprouted across India. Coaching centres multiplied. Children in villages and metro cities alike began devouring chess puzzles and game recordings. What was once a niche pursuit became a national movement.
Tamil Nadu led the early surge, but it didn’t stop there. From Gujarat to Maharashtra, from West Bengal to Telangana, Grandmasters began to emerge from towns and cities that had never before appeared on the chess map.
A new chess culture in India
India isn’t just producing stars. It’s building a chess culture. What began with Anand has become a nationwide ecosystem — self-sustaining, inclusive and ambitious.
The 64 squares have never felt more familiar. Chess, once exported from India, has come home. Not as a relic but as a revolution.
And as Judit Polgar so perfectly put it: Indian chess is just unbelievable.https://gulfnews.com/sport/viswanathan-anand-feels-india-will-be-a-dominant-force-in-world-chess-1.98119812
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