Viswanathan Anand is all for use of technology, all the digital platforms and more, to promote chess globally. Soon after becoming the deputy president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) here on Sunday, the five-time world champion spoke about his vision for chess, exclusively to The Hindu. Excerpts:
First of all, what made you accept the offer to be on Arkady Dvorkovich’s panel?
Well, for me, the most important thing was Arkady’s record. I’ve seen him as the FIDE president for the last four years, I’ve noticed a lot of improvements. A lot of administrative things are more streamlined and professional. So, I thought that this is an excellent team to join and extend support to.
