Indian Chess Prodigy

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has released Lightning Kid: 64 Winning Lessons from the Boy Who Became Five-Time World Chess Champion. The book, published in January 2026 by Hachette India, chronicles his journey through 64 chapters. A 14-year-old Mumbai chess champion, Aashrita Guttula, shares her positive review of the anecdotal stories.