Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand says, I think my current situation is that I still play, but not as much as I used to. I believe that will continue to be the case. However, I enjoy playing, so I keep doing it. For India, this is definitely a significant moment. It's also a big moment for FIDE. We received a very strong bid from Singapore, and having Google as the title sponsor is quite an achievement for FIDE. We're looking forward to executing that event successfully.
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00:00I think my current state is that I play, but not as much as I used to.
00:03I think that will continue to be the case, but I enjoy playing, so I continue to do so.
00:11For India, it's definitely a very big moment.
00:13It's also a very big moment for FIDE.
00:15We got a very, very good bid from Singapore.
00:18And to have Google as the title sponsor, I think for FIDE it's quite a feather in our cap.
00:26And we're looking forward to really executing that event very well.
00:30And I think the fact that it's a match between Gokesh and Ding is just icing on the cake.
00:37I did not see this new role coming when I was playing in Bond, but life surprises you.
00:42From 1988, the growth has been colossal.
00:44And you're right.
00:46It's the families, very patient parents who try to get their children to fulfill their dreams.
00:55There are lots and lots of parents like this.
00:57And it's only because of their support that the sport goes on in a way.
01:01But also, it's very good coaches, very good academies.
01:07Slowly, India has built up all the requisites, and that's why I think we're seeing this explosion of talent.
01:13You know, the federation is always there in the background.
01:15It provides the structure, it gets the events organized, the clockwork, it keeps the whole thing moving.
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