Kolkata: Vishwanathan Anand was awarded with the annual ‘PC Chandra Puraskar’ by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi in a glittering function at the Science City auditorium and he said Indian chess was at its peak.
At a time the sporting fraternity is divided over Salman Khan becoming brand ambassador for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Olympics, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday said that the focus should be to address the needs of the Rio-bound athletes.
Having finished third at the World Chess Candidates Tournament in Moscow last month, Anand failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time in 10 years but the 46-year-old said retirement was the last thing on his mind.