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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 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

Viswanathan Anand back in business after crushing Veselin Topalov in London

Anand staged his customary comeback in style, giving an endgame lesson to Topalov.

Dec 09, 2015, 22:49 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

Viswanathan Anand opens doors of Chennai home to flood-affected residents

Anand is also expected to make a monetary contribution to help in the relief operations.

Dec 08, 2015, 09:30 AM IST

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand misses his chances before surviving against Magnus Carlsen

In the other game, local wildcard entrant Michael Adams remained impregnable and held Levon Aronian of Armenia to an easy draw.

Dec 07, 2015, 19:49 PM IST

Padmini Rout defends National Premier Chess crown

Even a loss in final round would ensure 1st place for Padmini as she has better tie-breaking SB score. 

Nov 23, 2015, 20:50 PM IST

Grzegorz Gajewski to help Viswanathan Anand in his bid to regain world title

Anand will hope to gain a lot from the Pole.

Nov 06, 2015, 22:06 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 again, nothing changes in Bilbao

Viswanathan Anand drew as black against tournament leader Wesley So of America at Bilbao Masters.

Oct 29, 2015, 20:59 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding; tied 2nd at Bilbao Masters

Viswanathan Anand played split the point with Chinese Liren Ding in the second round of Bilbao Masters Final.

Oct 28, 2015, 15:30 PM 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

Abhijeet Gupta wins Hoogeveen International

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta beat Neelotpal Das in the ninth and final round.

Oct 25, 2015, 14:09 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand off-form in World Blitz too, finishes 22nd

Oct 15 (PTI) Former world champion Viswanathan Anand's bad form continued as he could only finish 22nd in the World Blitz Chess championship, which concluded here today.

Oct 15, 2015, 21:19 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand ends on positive note but far from podium

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand ended the World Rapid Championship on a positive note, scoring four points out of five games on the final day, but the Indian ace could only finish 25th after tying for the 13th spot in the final standings.

Oct 13, 2015, 15:22 PM IST

After two more losses, Viswanathan Anand needs a miracle in World Rapid championship

Viswanathan Anand now needs a miracle for a turnaround in fortune at the World rapid championship.

Oct 12, 2015, 15:56 PM IST

Sethuraman holds Harikrishna to draw in World Cup Chess

 Grandmaster SP Sethuraman had to defend with the skin of his teeth but the effort was rewarding as he held higher ranked compatriot P Harikrishna to a draw in the first game of the second round of World Cup of Chess now underway here.

Sep 15, 2015, 10:31 AM IST