EXCLUSIVE: Chess King Vishwanathan Anand hails India’s historic Gold at a Chess Olympiad

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[@vibhor5015]

Vishy is a 5 time world champion. Ding Liren was there at Olympiad, just didn't play vs Gukesh after a loss.

[@manpreetsinghthesingh]

Looks like someone didn't do his homework.

[@Neo__01]

"Gold standard" of journalism as India today remarks their own work.

[@IncognitoSahil]

It seems he has trimmed that part. Altough in the title under Anand's video at 1:06, he has mentioned 5 time world champion.

[@duaumer1459]

5 time world champion As a Pakistani i know thats😮

[@boilas1]

Vishy 5 time world champion

[@IncognitoSahil]

It's not called men's team, it's called open team.

[@anju04aa]

Anand and his children 🙌👏🏽🫡

[@TanmayOwais]

Do ur research before an interview , ding was present in this Olympiad 😅

[@gauravmenghani4]

This guy always fumbles in his research. I have seen in his previous chess videos too.

[@shreeveda]

​@@gauravmenghani4He loves Cricket the most. He has LMDMed 😂 on Chess perhaps.😂

[@shahidanusrat6086]

Congratulations from Pakistan 😊. Best regards from Pakistan 😊.

[@Vbio-m5q]

Research is very bad. Ding was there !!!

[@pmathew63]

Anyone remember Manuel Aaron who did a lot for Tamil Nadu chess and represented India from the 60’s. He’s still alive and no one mentions his legacy. Vishy’s take on this would have been interesting.

[@amitbhaskar1765]

The whole happiness should do a world of good to Gukesh's overall confidence for the world championship..

[@SUNs1591]

good that u are covering chess cover more chess and soon there is big finale of indian dawn of chess gukesh world championship title so there are then more tournaments and hope we can create chess passion which are already being there for houses but now world can watch that. Hope u promote more as possible and chess base india is only who cover chess with 2 million subs hope u catch up

[@anoopagarwal8568]

Great Indian win !!

[@manoharlaltiwari1428]

विश्व चैम्पियन विश्वनाथन आनंद जी का अभिनंदन, भारतीय शतरंज टीम पुरुष एवं महिला दोनों को शतरंज एव़ भारत का गौरव बढ़ाने के लिए बहुत बहुत बधाई, हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं 🙏🙏🌹🌹🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi]

India is bless with vishy as coach that will impart his great experience.

[@peterparker6377]

Legend of indian chess

[@theabhiworld3911]

Sad state of affairs with this lazy "journalism". 4 time world Champion? Really?? Sports tak is a part of the problem destroying indian sports as a whole!

[@neverknow1317]

A guy who doesn't take his job seriously to even get basic facts right doesn't deserve the job.

[@-Neutron-Star]

Ding Liren was present at the Olympiad but choose to not play the game against Gukesh!

[@LearnDSandML]

5 times world champion

[@bushanmehra9885]

if some-one desrves Bharat Ratna,that person is Vishy Anand.thank u Anand ji.

[@abhijeetparalkar8271]

Ding was there , he didn't turn up against India

[@kenvat1411]

Congrats team India! But time to change these current lot of sports today's hosts

[@rudraxsingh2901]

Thanks for covering 🎉

[@user-ci5le3uk5l]

GodFather of Indian Chess

[@gowthamkk2501]

Disappointed with the research regarding Ding Liren. That too you are only working in sports vertical.

[@sivalava1]

Nikhil, Vishy is a 5 time world champion and not a 4 time world champion. Ding was there at the Olympiad. Pls do your home work properly before interviewing a legend. Pathetic for the namesake interview.

[@abba747]

WHEN WILL THE MODI GOVERNMENT WAKE UP AND AWARD THE BHARAT RATNA TO VISHY ANAND?????!!!!!

[@Mikael-c5r]

Daniel san!

[@abboyraju4131]

Vishy opened the floodgates the rest is etched in history Double Gold buddy Double Gold

[@DrShubham]

5 times world champion. You don't deserve a penny for sports journalism. Do your homework well or go home. Never clicking any videos with you as anchor/presenter.

[@gabraham12]

He is an Indian hyper without doing his homework.

[@Bhavik630]

These so called "sports" journalists are actually nothing more than "cricket" journalists where too all they keep doing is suchk up to the cricket stars.

[@Mclaren1Barca1Rafa]

You actually think their work will suffer because you don’t click their video 😂😂😂 they are part of a larger media organisation not KZbinrs that rely on clicks for survival… stop giving yourself so much importance…. you don’t mean anything to them. Watch it if you like or go back to your miserable life 😂😂😂

[@DrShubham]

@@Mclaren1Barca1Rafa Yes. It matters to me. I don't celebrate mediocrity. Calling 5 times World champion, 4 time is nothing less than humiliating him. Ding Liren avoided the clash by sitting out is a major news in every website, not even knowing that is nothing less than dishonesty to your work and work ethics. You may like to celebrate and cheer mediocrity, I don't.

[@suryarath3651]

@@DrShubham Looks like the same half knowledge anchor is commenting from ghost account.

[@tushar2201]

How can they bottle up that 5-time World Champion fact? Lol

[@thepenguinwolf]

Who’s doing your research?

[@hampten23]

Had the same question in my mind

[@devchikara6356]

This interviewer has no knowledge about chess all they care about is cricket. Cause thats helps with views as well typical Indian mindset. I wonder why they didn't cover the even for last 13 days now they do it. If India hadn't won and God forbid me from saying that cause Indian Chess is way too op at the moment all the youngsters above 2700+, so if India was lets say hypothetically 4th 5th among 193 countries would they would have done this interview or anything i strongly doubt it. Focus on Sports as a whole rather than cricket. And sports tak ki jagah cricket tak rakhlo naam apna, maybe few more subscribers for you guys cause theirs Hindi channel is just cricket.

[@devchikara6356]

This interviewer has no knowledge about chess all the care about is cricket. Cause thats helps with views as well typical Indian mindset. I wonder they didn't cover the even for last 13 days now they do it. If India hadn't won and God forbid me from saying that cause Indian Chess is way too op at the moment all the youngsters above 2700+, so if India was lets say hypothetically 4th 5th among 193 countries had they would have done this interview or anything i hardly doubt it. Focus on Sports as a whole rather than cricket.

[@rajeevganeshgarh]

Cricket & Chess ke alawa koi sports grow na karne ka ek ye bhi reason h ki baki me ex Players & current senior players bhi beimani ka moka nahi chodte jab inko chance milta h.. Vishvanathan Anand ne young players ke liye 2021 Olympiad nahi khela, Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli T20 ne T20 chod diya koi jidd nahi ki ki ham to khelenge hi..

[@somadatta338]

Hockey also we are good

[@venkateshbs797]

@@somadatta338 Harman Preet Singh under his captaincy hockey is starting it's new revolution first won bronze medal in Paris Olympics then winning Asian champions trophy 🏆 now no other countries can say that India knows only to play cricket 🏏 India doing well in hockey, shooting, chess, Javelin throw it's time now for Badminton, Table tennis, lawn tennis ,boxing and wrestling should start their revolution after poor performance in Paris Olympics 2024 Even Football too should start their revolution after poor performance in FIFA World Cup qualifier for 2026

[@dawood2890]

Hello won 5 world championships not 4.

[@suryarath3651]

Interview for name sake. Chess lovers have much better channels to follow. very vey poor

[@oogaboogaa]

Research first and than conduct an interview

[@abhisen6745]

Lol. Cricket today covering Chess.

[@MagicSmoke11]

But Russia was not there in the event 😂

[@abba747]

Of course Ding Liren was at this Olympiad 🤣...kuchh bhi bolne ka 🤣🤣...The Chinese World champion was hiding like a coward after his shock defeat to Vietnam's Le Quang Liem. Once again Vietnam owned the Chinese...I think the Chinese still remember the ass-whooping they received from Vietnam in 1979! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sumitayan]

Just do some fucking research. Ding was there