It's not often these days that we get to see a Pakistan team playing in India. The Chess Olympiad in Chennai from July 28, though, will feature a team from the neighbours and it will be led by one of Viswanathan Anand's contemporaries --- Amer Karim.
Amer, who won the Pakistan National crown last month, has been part of five Olympiads. For the 52-year-old from Lahore, the upcoming Olympiad offers another chance to visit a place he is familiar with and meet players he has been friends with for a long time. "Anand is among the many Indian players with whom I have a good relationship. Anand and I shared the dormitory during the Asian Junior championship at Hong Kong back in 1985 where Anand won the title and became an International Master. Over the years, I have met Anand on a few occasions and he is an example of how players should conduct themselves at all times. It will be great to catch up with him again," Amer told TOI on Saturday.
