BENGALURU, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Indian chess grandmaster and former world champion Viswanathan Anand is hoping his elite academy can become a pipeline for future Indian talent. Anand, who won his ...

Hoosier Chess Academy holds a meeting from 1:30-3:30 p.m. the first Sunday of every month for $10 per session at the Monroe County Public Library downtown branch.

“Because chess is a global pastime, we can take it across the world.” McQuary served on the San Diego Unified school board between 2014 and 2022, representing District C, which includes La Jolla.

In the FIDE Chess Olympiad in 2022 in Chennai, he famously won eight out of eight games, including a win over Fabiano Caruana, currently the world’s second-highest rated player.

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.