When Carlsen hailed Anand for bringing about 'chess revolution' in India

Amazed at the huge interest in chess in India fivetime world champion Magnus Carlsen says this is the beginning of a revolution which was started by the legendary Viswanathan AnandCarlsen considered one of the strongest exponents of the game is currently playing for SG Alpine Warriors in the Global Chess League GCL here and says that India producing Grandmasters so frequently bodes well for the future of the sportIndia of late has produced the likes of the young R Praggnanandhaa Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh among others who have beaten some of the biggest names in the world including CarlsenIts awesome to see the huge interest in chess in India and there is a huge number of young players who are taking over the sport I think we are just at the beginning of a revolution that started with Viswanathan Anand becoming a Grandmaster said the 32yearold CarlsenI think it will only get better from here as Indias producing Grandmasters more frequently than before Theres a lot to look forward to he said in a release on WednesdayAlso Read Global Chess League Ganges GMs beat Triveni Continental Kings 142Anand a former fivetime world champion is a pioneer of the sport in India becoming the first GM from the country in 1988 While the 53yearold still continues to play competitively he is also inspiring youngsters in India to aim for gloryCarlsens confidence in Indian players is such that he has three of them in his GCL side Alpine Warriors Erigaisi Praggnanandhaa and GukeshCarlsen being the leader of Alpine Warriors says the boys are so good they dont need much guidance from himWell theyre really good So Im just trying to let them do their thing and then answer any questions they might have Theyre really really good so they most of the time they dont need my input he saidThe GCL a sixteam tournament scheduled to run till July 2 is featuring the best players in the world which is making the competition exciting says the NorwegianThe teams are overall fairly equal and every match is exciting going back and forth I think the format is really good It inspires fighting chess and exciting matches And for me I think this is the way forwardWhat this event has shown is that most of the matches come down to the wire and I have made draws in several games depending on other boards and these dynamics are quite interesting because every time it is so tough to predict as the players are fighting well he addedThe franchise format has made the tournament more appealing to the broader audiences and Carsen says its good for the growth of the sportThe Global Chess League is awesome and we have a lot of very good young players who are going to be the faces of chess in the years to come And I think whats happening here in Dubai is excellent and it brings a wider audience and professionalises the game more so I definitely think we are seeing the future out here said Carlsen who became world champion in 2013 after defeating AnandWith PTI inputs