The Madras Management Association (MMA), in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, conducted the MMA Women Managers’ Convention 2022 on the theme ‘Marching Ahead: Inspire Change in Humankind’.
In the inaugural session on the theme ‘Right Here, Right Now’, Ranjini Manian, founder-chairperson, Global Adjustments Foundation, and chairperson of the MMA Women Managers’ Convention Committee, led the conversation with Viswanathan Anand, Aruna Anand and Sairee Chahal, founder, Sheroes and Mahila Money.
Mr. Anand attributed his entry to the world of chess to the role of his mother, who knew how to play. Ms. Aruna narrated humorously how she got married to Mr. Anand in a typical arranged marriage. Mr. Anand also recollected a para from his book on his predicament of forgetting their marriage day, just into the second year of the marriage. His wife had set their locker code as their marriage day — 26-07 — thinking it would be easier for him to remember, but he mistook it for a chess player’s rating and thought the code was silly.
According to him, one of the best sporting strategies is: no matter how you plan, show up and play. Has the game of chess changed today? According to Mr. Anand, its DNA has not changed, and it is still a youngsters’ game.
“Of course, computers have changed the game and chess players have also gotten younger, with the average age coming down,” he added.
