Anand speaks to one billion fans

The online chat with NIIT Brand Ambassador and Former World Chess Champion Vishy Anand will take place on one of India's largest news portals, Chennai Online. It starts on June 17, 2003 at 6.00 p.m. Indian Standard Time. This is GMT + 5.5 hours, which according to our calculations translates to 14:30h European Standard, 13:30h London and 8:30 a.m. New York.

Recent news reports

We have tested all of the following links. Some may, however, decay in the coming days, as the news stories move from the topical sections into the archives. But it is possible to find them again by doing an archive search for the title (or part of it) in the news page that appears.

Vishy Anand's Indian tour

• Calcutta: Anand regrets lack of sponsorship in chess
• New Delhi: Mess in world chess can't go on
• Cochin: Rapid no threat to classical chess
• Bangalore: Chess scenario positive
• Madras: Young pros face danger of burnout

Mess in the chess world

• The mess in world Chess can't go on like this: Hindustan Times, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Anand hopes chess mess clears up soon: Times of India, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Chess mess wards off sponsors: Sify, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Mess in World Chess can't go on: Sun Network, India - 10 Jun 2003
• World chess in a mess: Rediff, India - 10 Jun 2003
• Chess world in a mess: Times of India, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• The mess in world chess can't go on like this: Hindustan Times, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Anand hopes chess mess clears up soon: Times of India, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Mess in World Chess can't go on Sun Network, India - 10 Jun 2003
• Chess mess wards off sponsors: Sify, India - 10 Jun 2003

General

• Anand to teach chess to a million: Sify, India - 8 Jun 2003
  
• A dream duel against chess champ: Times of India, India - 8 Jun 2003
• Judih Polgar is a guy in chess: Deepika, India - 12 Jun 2003
• ' No need for dope testing in chess': Hindustan Times, India - 10 Jun 2003
• ' No need for dope testing in chess': Times of India, India - 10 Jun 2003
  
• Rapid chess will not eclipse classical version: Times of India, India - 8 Jun 2003
• Rapid chess will not eclipse classical version: Hindustan Times, India - 8 Jun 2003
  
• Anand to teach chess to a million: Sify, India - 8 Jun 2003
  
• A dream duel against chess champ: Times of India, India - 8 Jun 2003
  
• Chess scenario is very positive: Anand: Newindpress, India - 8 Jun 2003
  
• Young Chess players should not turn pros: Hindustan Times, India - 6 Jun 2003