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Would like to work with youngsters and produce world champions: Viswanathan Anand

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand said he would like to start working with youngsters and help them get better in the sport even as he continues to play at the highest level.

Anand has been playing at the top for more than 3 decades now and has found ways to silence his critics who have written him off at various stages of his celebrated career.

Stressing that Indian chess is set for greater things in the future, Anand said he wants better organisation and more sponsor in the sport in the country.

"The Grand Chess Tour is something that I look forward to. Every year, I have played every tour so far. It's exciting as we play at new venues every year. I am very happy that Kolkata has joined the Grand Chess Tour because this is a dream event to bring home," Anand said.

"There are things that I like very much and there are things that I like to work on. What I like is it's almost self-sustaining now, the momentum in Indian chess, the number of youngsters playing, the number of Grandmasters we are getting at a younger age. This is chess movement that is huge. I can think of no country that comes close expect to some degree, China. But I think, really in terms of momentum, it's huge.

"At the same time, we need to work more on organisation. We need to get more big tournaments, more sponsors involved. That area needs to be filled.

I would like to work with a lot of these youngsters and help them because in the future I would be proud if someone I helped or worked with went on to become world champion. That, I would say is a continuation of my legacy.

"Right now, I am still playing but I am hoping to start these things. I will continue to be around chess."

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