Vishwanathan Anand not worried about his form going into World Chess Olympiad
Vishwanathan Anand will make a comeback into the Indian team after 12 years as they take part in the 43rd Chess Olympiad to be held in Georgia from September 23. Anand has stated that he is not worried about his form at the tournament and is rather happy to be a part of a good team.
Vishwanathan Anand has represented the country in five Olympiads between 1984 and 1992 before taking part in the 2004 and 2006 edition. Although the Indian currently ranks 10th in the world, he has not had the best of years as he ended the Grand Chess tour with only 15 points. The
"Generally, these days my form wobbles a lot more. I have noticed though that most players suffer from the same phenomenon. No one is able to maintain stability for long. So I am not particularly concerned about my form," he said.
Anand stated that he stopped playing at the Olympiads due to no specific reasons as such but after a
"There is no specific reason why I stopped playing the Olympiad. I didn't like Turin (venue of 2006 Olympiad) for many reasons and right
However, Anand has stated that he is really very happy to be a back with the team that comprises the likes of Pentala Harikrishna, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, B Adhiban and K Sasikiran.
"If the team atmosphere is good you benefit from that. I am confident there will be a good ambience as we get along very well with one another. Even in the
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