Viswanathan Anand says Magnus Carlsen's angry outburst after losing to D Gukesh in Norway Chess 2025 stemmed from frustration at being challenged by a younger rival and hints FIDE will discuss the incident soon.

Viswanathan Anand continues to inspire young chess players even today. With India gradually becoming a rising force in the sport, he has backed the nation to have a Chess World Champion by 2025.

Viswanathan Anand is one of India's most legendary chess Grandmasters and a former world champion. He is now entering chess administration with a purpose on his mind.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen was recently beaten by Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Now, legendary Viswanathan Anand has defeated the champion too.

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand continues his legacy as one of India's and the world's greatest chess players. While he recently beat fellow Grandmaster Garry Kasparov last week, he had trumped another fellow Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik.

Viswanathan Anand is a renowned Indian Grand Master and a five-time world champion. He took on fellow former world champion Garry Kasparov of Russia during the Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2021, as he ended up on the winning note.

'Well, we joined the top of the world chess roughly at the same time, I joined two years ahead of him. At that point I did not remember it yet, but later on he told me that we had met three years ago,' Viswanathan Anand said on Vladimir Kramnik

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The Chennai-based chess maestro Viswanathan Anand arrived by an Air India flight (AI-120) from Frankfurt via Delhi and reached the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru around 1.15 pm