Anand Roars Back in Style: Chess Maestro Seizes Joint Lead at Tata Steel
Viswanathan Anand takes on Wesley So on day 1 of the Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament in Kolkata. (PHOTO: Lennart Ootes) “Well… it was exhausting not playing.” Those were the words of five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand ahead of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz Tournament in Kolkata, where he…