Panaji: In a great honour to India’s chess legend, the new trophy of the FIDE World Chess Cup, being held in Goa, was on Friday christened as the Viswanathan Anand Trophy. This is an honour to India’s first Grandmaster and the five-time world champion.

Among those present during the unveiling of the trophy were Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant and FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich. ADVERTISEMENT

“Extremely proud and delighted to announce the Viswanathan Anand Cup, the FIDE World Cup (Open) Winner’s Running Trophy, instituted in honour of the King of Chess and India’s first Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand,” All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Nitin Narang said.

“This running trophy stands as an emblem of the great strides of Indian chess and the

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