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With India's D Gukesh preparing to take on reigning champion Ding Liren of China in the #WorldChess Championship title clash in Singapore in November-December, there's no one better than a 5-time world champion to decode what that moment means for India.

Over 4 decades, as #ViswanathanAnand, who was India's 1st grandmaster, picked up 5 world championship titles, India has gone on to become a superpower on the chess board. The country's current chess poster boys from Gukesh to Praggnanandhaa to Arjun Erigaisi to Vidit - have taken forward his legacy.

Yesterday (July 16), Anand the guest at the Express Adda in Chennai. Joining him was his wife Aruna and Arjun Erigaisi, currently India's top-ranked player.

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