2 Indians In World's Top 10 Chess Players Rankings
Chess' global body FIDE has just released the men's players rankings and two Indians feature in the top 10 list.
Sep 01, 2023, 13:44 PM IST
Tata Steel Masters chess: Vidit Gujrathi draws with Anish Giri, shares join lead
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi settled for a against Anish Giri in the 5th round of the Tata Steel Masters 2022, shares lead with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport.
Jan 21, 2022, 12:58 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand suffers third straight defeat in Legends of Chess tournament
Russia's Vladimir Kramnik got the better of Anand 2.5-0.5, leaving the Indian struggling at the bottom of the table on Thursday night.
Jul 24, 2020, 16:18 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri; slips to joint 2nd in Tata Steel Chess
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against local star Anish Giri but slipped to joint second spot after the sixth round of Tata Steel Chess tournament here.
Jan 20, 2018, 18:24 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand crushes Fabiano Caruana to become joint leader in Tata Masters chess
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand crushed USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the third round to join Dutchman Anish Giri in lead on 2.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament.
Jan 16, 2018, 16:43 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand: Five-time world champion survives scare against Anish Giri in London Chess Classic
Playing white, Anand went for one of the topoical lines in the Sicilian Najdorf and found Giri in fine fettle.
Dec 16, 2016, 10:20 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand loses to Vladimir Kramnik in Tal memorial International
Kramnik got a small advantage in the middle game and nurtured it well when Anand did not find the best response.
Oct 01, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
Candidates Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri; bows out of contention
For the first time in 10 years, there will be a World Championship without Anand, who has won the crown as many as five times.
Mar 28, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand keeps lead in Zurich challenge
Anand took his tally to six points overall and will have white pieces against Kramnik in final round of the Rapid section.
Feb 15, 2016, 13:26 PM IST
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Fabiano Caruana
World champion Magnus Carlsen was not able to break through the defences of Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
Dec 13, 2015, 20:19 PM IST
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand loses to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
After the seventh round and three defeats in four games, the Indian is now struggling with just 2.5 points.
Dec 12, 2015, 19:29 PM IST
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand loses to Alexander Grischuk, slips to ninth spot
After drawing the first three rounds, this was Anand's third decisive result in a row and second where the Indian ace ended on the receiving end.
Dec 11, 2015, 18:46 PM IST
Anand loses to Nakamura in London Chess Classic
With five rounds still to come, Anand slipped to ninth spot in the ten-player round-robin event.
Dec 08, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian
- This is his second draw in as many games, and has one point out of a possible two.
- He has four white games remaining out of the last seven rounds.
- He will meet reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the third round.
Viswanathan Anand draws with Michael Adams in London Classic Chess opener
The day produced as many as four draws out of five games and only Dutchman Anish Giri was lucky enough to have scored a full point.
Dec 05, 2015, 20:43 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding to end joint 3rd in Bilbao Masters
Anand played some inaccurate manoeuvres to let his chances slip as the game progressed.
Nov 02, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So in Bilbao Masters
Anand tried hard but could not break the solid defences of Wesley who continues to share the lead along with Giri.
Nov 01, 2015, 11:49 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand shocked by Anish Giri in Bilbao chess
Anand suffered a typical case of chess blindness and his opening blunder cost him dearly against Giri.
Oct 31, 2015, 11:45 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri in Bilbao opener
Viswanathan Anand started his campaign with a draw against Anish Giri in Bilbao Masters Final.
Oct 27, 2015, 18:02 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand to meet Anish Giri in Bilbao opener
Anand will take on his young 21-year-old opponent.
Oct 26, 2015, 14:10 PM IST
