World champion Viswanathan Anand is a pioneer in Indian chess in many ways. Apart from his deeds on the board and his role in popularizing chess in India, he has also played his part in getting other Grand Masters to play in various European chess leagues.
In the 1990s, Anand played in the Yugoslav league for Agrouniverzal, where he and his recent World championship challenger Vladimir Kramnik were teammates. Agrouniverzal dominated the European Chess League during that period.
The Indian then moved to OSC Baden-Baden in the German Bundesliga where he has been for almost 10 years now. Anand’s presence in the European league must have certainly influenced players such as Krishnan Sasikiran, Pentala Harikrishna, Koneru Humpy and Sandipan Chanda to try their luck there as well. Sasikiran and Humpy played in the French league while Chanda had played in the Bundesliga for a couple of seasons.
In the 1990s, Anand played in the Yugoslav league for Agrouniverzal, where he and his recent World championship challenger Vladimir Kramnik were teammates. Agrouniverzal dominated the European Chess League during that period.
The Indian then moved to OSC Baden-Baden in the German Bundesliga where he has been for almost 10 years now. Anand’s presence in the European league must have certainly influenced players such as Krishnan Sasikiran, Pentala Harikrishna, Koneru Humpy and Sandipan Chanda to try their luck there as well. Sasikiran and Humpy played in the French league while Chanda had played in the Bundesliga for a couple of seasons.
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