Big Quote by Viswanathan Anand

In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu,…

— Viswanathan Anand

I never thought of playing for any other franchise other than CSK. Chennai is my second home. Fans here have adopted me as one…

— MS Dhoni

We lived in the provincial town of Ramat Gan where I spent most of my youth adjacent to the chess board.

— Arnon Goldfinger

Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

I don't know if people know this but I am pretty good at chess. I was always on the chess team at school when…

— Justin Bieber

Chennai is a lucky charm for me and I hold the city very close to my heart.

— Bappi Lahiri

I started going to chess clubs when I was in fourth grade. From fourth grade to seventh grade, I was in chess club.

— Michelle Zauner

Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.

— Garry Kasparov

My mother is Russian and father Nepalese, so we always had a chess board at home. Chess is part of the culture in both…

— Anish Giri

I've lived in Chennai from childhood. But, honestly, I didn't know the Royapuram side at all.

— Sudha Kongara

I was born in Chennai and brought up in Chennai.

— Akshara Haasan