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Essayist Anand traces chess roots back to ancient India

Russia, or the Soviet Union as it was once called, may have produced the most world chess champions but the fact of the matter is that the current world champion and World No.1 player is an Indian, Viswanathan Anand. What's more, the world's No. 2 player among women, too, is an Indian, Koneru Humpy.11:31 AM on June 26