Battle of the Minds : How Viswanathan Anand Became the king of chess – Mamta Nainy, Illustrated by Mihir Joglekar

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‘The pieces looked like lifeless soldiers. But in Vishy’s mind, they were alive.’

To everyone else, the chessboard was just black-and-white squares. To Vishy, it was a fantastical world of leaping knights, swooping bishops, shape-shifting pawns and clever queens. With Amma as his opponent, every match was a battle of wits waiting to unfold.

Could Vishy outsmart Amma and find the winning move? And could these early games prepare him for the greatest chess stages in the world?