EP.90 - International Master V. Saravanan
b'V. Saravanan is an International Master, a chess journalist and a voracious reader of chess books. Saravanan resides in Chennai, India, but joined me from St. Louis where he had just concluded covering the Sinquefield Cup for Chessbase. We discussed:\\xa0IM Saravanan\\u2019s impression of the St. Louis Chess Club, and of the tournaments\\xa0he had just covered.\\xa0Stories and impressions of Super GM Viswanathan Anand who he has known for decades. What makes Anand a special talent and person?\\xa0Saravanan also shares broader perspective about the Indian chess boom.\\xa0Saravanan expounded on the incredible YouTube video he did, showing off his chess library to IM Sagar Shah. He rattled off a few more favorite chess books and shared his views regarding chess improvement.\\xa0Thanks to Saravanan for an entertaining and informative conversation. Follow him on twitter here To support the podcast go here.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'