DO YOU SEE MAGNUS CARLSEN GIVING ANOTHER SHOT AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH IN FUTURE?
"I don’t know. Look, we are in an unchartered territory and we don’t know in what shape the World Championship will be and I hope he will play it in the future." —Viswanathan Anand
The 44th Olympiad is going to be different for the Indian team for many reasons. Even as Chennai gears up to host the country’s first-ever Olympiad and is one of the favourites for a podium finish, the Indian team will not be having the services of legend --- Viswanathan Anand --- as a player. The 52-year-old five-time World champion spoke to TOI on Wednesday about the significance of the event, India’s chances, and more. Excerpts:
How do you see the Olympiad making a difference to Indian chess?
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