With India producing chess Grandmasters aplenty in addition to setting a reputation for itself on the world stage, legendary Indian GM Viswanathan Anand firmly believes that the present lot occurs to be a golden technology in Indian chess. His feedback got here at a time when the Indian gamers have hogged the limelight within the Chess World Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan), the place younger GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is competing within the last towards reigning world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

Speaking to a weekly information journal, Anand was quoted as saying that he was amazed by the truth that a lot of the present lot possesses a 2,700-plus Elo score, particularly under 20 years of age, terming it “special”.

“I’m throwing in the title early, but they are a golden generation. They are all in the 2,700-plus group (Elo rating). And they’re all under 20. That just does not happen; it’s really something special.

“And what this means, and the reason I call them the golden generation, is they’re going to spend the next ten years at the top. With varying career trajectories, of course, but they’re going to spend the next 10 years being rivals and colleagues and friends and everything.”

He was also delighted by the prospect of seeing many Indians competing at an event, compared to his time.

“It’s a very different vibe because I [have been] used to being the only Indian in a tournament for very long. So, it’s incomparable to my experience,” Anand added.

Although he famous that the sport of chess has modified in current instances, he was keen to supply recommendation to the upcoming new technology.

“I’d share my experiences, particularly psychologically talking and emotionally. But, chess itself has modified a lot.” “When I used to be rising up, what we tried to move on to individuals was, how do you discover higher strikes? But now, when the pc is providing you with the perfect strikes instantly or the quickest reply, the considering virtually has to vary…” “So, how does my expertise evaluate with them? I’ve to watch out. I can share what I believe and depart it within the air, however I can not be too prescriptive,” Anand signed off.

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