Many People Had Forgotten That I Was Once The Best Rapid Player, Says Viswanathan Anand news18.com

Viswanathan Anand is all set to be a part of the Chess Olympiad after 12 years. He will join the Indian team for the tournament that will be held in late September. With five world championship titles Anand continues to lead the Indian pack and he more than enjoys that.

“We’ve already had one training camp together in March. But we know each other well and meet quite often in tournaments. In the last two Olympiads we’ve done spectacularly well, both Tromso (2014) and Baku (2016). So I hope my participation will improve on that,” said Anand who will be the centre of attention after he ended his title-drought recently by winning the World Rapid Chess Championship last December.