Five share lead after Viswanathan Anand holds Caruana
5 years, 4 months ago

Five share lead after Viswanathan Anand holds Caruana

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand dominated World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana for the better part of their eighth-round clash but eventually settled for a 44-move draw in the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Sunday. Read: Current Indian chess crop strongest in the world For the first time, two games proved decisive in the day. The two Russian winners, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Sergey Karjakin joined the overnight leaders Anand, Caruana and Ding Liren at 4.5 points. Nepomniachtchi, who lost the opening round to Anand, became the only player to score a second win after stopping Levon Aronian in 54 moves.

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Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event
1 year, 4 months ago

Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event

The Hindu  

Top seed Aleksey Grebnev from Russia was joined at the helm by two Indians on Wednesday at the Asian junior chess championship. Important results : Open: Aleksey Grebnev 5.5 drew with Ayush Sharma 5; S. Rohith Krishna 5.5 bt Ritvik Krishnan 4.5; S. Aswath 5.5 by Gilbert Tarigan 4.5; L.R. Srihari 5 bt Reja Neer Manon 4; Dilshan Liyanage 4 …

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik
1 year, 4 months ago

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik

The Hindu  

Sethuraman took his time to convert his chance into a well-crafted 94-move victory over fellow GM Deep Sengupta to emerge as the leader with six points after as many rounds of the National chess championship here on Monday. With eighth seed Mithrabha Guha holding second seed Abhimanyu Puranik to a 43-move draw on the top board, Sethuraman knew a victory …

Viswanthan Anand 'ecstatic' after Grand Chess Tour performance
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanthan Anand 'ecstatic' after Grand Chess Tour performance

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand turned the clock back in some style in Croatia. The 51-year-old outplayed several younger, stronger rivals to finish runner-up at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour, which concluded at Zagreb on Sunday. “The last 14 rounds of blitz.I was ecstatic,” Anand told The Hindu over phone from Zagreb on Monday. “I could have easily had another two extra points …

Viswanathan Anand finishes runner-up in Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand finishes runner-up in Grand Chess Tour

The Hindu  

Neither age nor lack of tournament play could stop Viswanathan Anand from finishing runner-up at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour at Zagreb on Sunday. Playing his first event in 16 months, the 51-year-old came up with a superb display against his much younger rivals to claim the second place in a strong field. READ: He scored 21 points -- from …

Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

Hindustan Times  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated long-time rival, Garry Kasparov, for the second consecutive time, in the 13th round of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour's Blitz event here on Sunday. The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri, Jan-Kryzstof Duda and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. He followed it up …

Viswanathan Anand Beats Garry Kasparov Again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand Beats Garry Kasparov Again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

News 18  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated long-time rival Garry Kasparov for the second consecutive time, in the 13th round of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour’s Blitz event here on Sunday. The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri, Jan-Kryzstof Duda and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. He followed it up …

Viswanathan Anand held to draw by Saric, Duda in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand held to draw by Saric, Duda in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

India TV News  

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand drew both his seventh and eighth round games on Friday in the Rapid event of Croatia Grand Chess Tour and was in joint second spot. Top-seed Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia continued to lead the standings with 10 points with Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Saric close on his heels with nine points. Results: 8th round: Viswanathan Anand …

Viswanathan Anand Finally Gets a Win in Legends of Chess Tournament
4 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand Finally Gets a Win in Legends of Chess Tournament

News 18  

Viswanathan Anand finally snapped the string of defeats at the Legends of Chess online tournament, beating Boris Gelfand of Israel 2.5-0.5 in the seventh round. The victory moved the former world champion to eighth spot with six points ahead of Hungarian Peter Leko and Chinese world number three Ding Liren. World number one Magnus Carlsen extended his lead at the …

Legends of Chess: Anand arrests loss streak by beating Gelfand
4 years, 5 months ago

Legends of Chess: Anand arrests loss streak by beating Gelfand

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand finally snapped the string of defeats at the Legends of Chess online tournament, beating Boris Gelfand of Israel 2.5-0.5 in the seventh round. The victory moved the former world champion to eighth spot with six points ahead of Hungarian Peter Leko and Chinese world number three Ding Liren. World number one Magnus Carlsen extended his lead at the …

Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand finally breaks losing streak with victory over Boris Gelfand in seventh round
4 years, 5 months ago

Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand finally breaks losing streak with victory over Boris Gelfand in seventh round

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Anand then settled for a 46-move draw in the third game against his 2012 world championship challenger. Viswanathan Anand finally snapped the string of defeats at the Legends of Chess online tournament, beating Boris Gelfand of Israel 2.5-0.5 in the seventh round. The victory moved the former world champion to eighth spot with six points ahead of Hungarian Peter Leko …

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Sixth Straight Loss in Legends of Chess Tournament
4 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Sixth Straight Loss in Legends of Chess Tournament

News 18  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand's struggles continued in the USD 150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament as he suffered his sixth consecutive defeat with a 2-3 loss to Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. Anand started the sixth round match with a draw as he came up with good defensive moves to keep the Russian at bay in a 53-move draw. Legends …

Legends of Chess: Anand faces must-win situation
4 years, 5 months ago

Legends of Chess: Anand faces must-win situation

The Hindu  

Following a tame surrender in the second game, Viswanathan Anand was staring at a must-win situation in Game Four after Ian Nepomniachtchi took a 2-1 lead in their sixth-round clash in chess24 Legends of Chess on Sunday. After Peter Leko bounced back to beat Anand 3-2 in the fifth round, the struggling Indian came up with a series of fine …

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Fifth Straight Defeat in Legends of Chess Tournament
4 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Fifth Straight Defeat in Legends of Chess Tournament

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered his fifth straight defeat in the USD 150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament, going down 2-3 to Peter Leko of Hungry. Anand, who is making his maiden appearance on the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Anish Giri. Legends of Chess is a unique event where …

Anand runs out of time to leave Giri as the winner
4 years, 5 months ago

Anand runs out of time to leave Giri as the winner

The Hindu  

After objectively gaining a position of strength, Viswanathan Anand ran out of time in the tie-breaking Armageddon game and that gave Anish Giri a 3-2 victory in the fourth round of chess.com Legends of Chess on Friday. READ| Earlier, Magnus Carlsen blanked Boris Gelfand 3-0, a first result of this kind, to stay ahead with 12 points. Another interesting battle …

Viswanthan Anand crashes to fourth straight defeat in Legends of Chess tourney
4 years, 5 months ago

Viswanthan Anand crashes to fourth straight defeat in Legends of Chess tourney

India TV News  

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered his fourth straight defeat in the USD 150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament, going down 2-3 to Anish Giri of the Netherlands. The Chennai-based Anand, who is making his maiden appearance at the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, settled for a 82-move draw in the opening game of the best-of-four contest. Russia's Peter Svidler, who was …

Chessable Masters: Giri joins Vachier-Lagrave in the lead
4 years, 6 months ago

Chessable Masters: Giri joins Vachier-Lagrave in the lead

The Hindu  

Anish Giri surprised second seed Fabiano Caruana in the day’s final round to catch up with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the lead in Group ‘B’ after five rounds of $150,000 Chessable Masters on Sunday. The leaders were at three points, half-a-point ahead of Ding Liren, Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi. If Ding Liren was the only one who drew all five …

Anand’s 17-move stunner in India’s 2-2 draw against Russia
4 years, 8 months ago

Anand’s 17-move stunner in India’s 2-2 draw against Russia

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand’s dominating performances stood out as India drew with Russia 2-2 before losing to USA 1.5-2.5 on the third day of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Friday. India, seeded five, is sharing the fifth spot with sixth seed Rest of the World. The results: Sixth round: USA bt India 2.5-1.5 ; China bt Rest of the World …

Online Nations Cup: Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand registers first win but Russia hold India to a 2-2 draw
4 years, 8 months ago

Online Nations Cup: Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand registers first win but Russia hold India to a 2-2 draw

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Former world champion Viswanathan Anand registered his first win but India were held to a 2-2 draw by Russia in the ongoing Online Nations Cup on Thursday. Chennai: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand registered his first win but India were held to a 2-2 draw by Russia in the ongoing Online Nations Cup on Thursday. The seasoned Anand beat Russian …

Viswanathan Anand-led India lose to Rest of World in Online Nations Cup
4 years, 8 months ago

Viswanathan Anand-led India lose to Rest of World in Online Nations Cup

India TV News  

India went down to Rest of the World 1.5-2.5 in the second round of the FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Tuesday after drawing its lung-opener against the USA. Former world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Teimour Radjabov while world rapid champion Koneru Humpy could not break through the defences of former world champ Mariya Muzychuk. Top-seeded …

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand beats Alireza Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth after end of round 11
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand beats Alireza Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth after end of round 11

Firstpost  

With his second victory, Anand clawed his way back to a fifty percent score and will now hope to end the tournament on a high. Wijk Aan Zee : Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand gave a fine endgame lesson to young Alireza Firouzja, jumping to joint sixth position at the end of 11th round of Tata Steel Masters here. “I …

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Anand draws with Vitiugov
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Anand draws with Vitiugov

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand drew in 30 moves with Russia’s Nikita Vitiugov in the 10th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here on Wednesday. With three rounds to go after Thursday’s rest day, Anand shared the ninth spot with 4.5 points in the 14-player field. Caruana defeated former leader and young sensation Alireza Fiouzja in 48 moves after Carlsen continued …

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand ekes out draw against Russia's Daniil Dubov; Magnus Carlsen back in reckoning with win
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand ekes out draw against Russia's Daniil Dubov; Magnus Carlsen back in reckoning with win

Firstpost  

Anand could not do much with his white pieces against Dubov on Wednesday although optically his position appeared to be preferable after the opening. Wijk Aan Zee: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out yet another draw, sharing points with Daniil Dubov of Russia in the ninth round of Tata Steel Masters. In the Challenger’s section Surya Shekhar Ganguly slipped …

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Caruana escapes to victory over Anand
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Caruana escapes to victory over Anand

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand let world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana off the hook and then suffered a painful loss in the eighth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here on Sunday. In this Queen’s Gambit Declined game, Anand gained sizeable advantage with black pieces after Caruana blundered in time-pressure by opting for the exchange of queens. Thereafter, Anand twice missed clearly …

Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So at Tata Steel Masters
5 years ago

Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So at Tata Steel Masters

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered an early jolt, losing to Wesley So in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here. In the Challengers section being organised simultaneously, Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly was held to a draw by Lucas van Foreest of Holland to remain in joint lead on 1.5 points. Results Masters Round 2: Jeffery …

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand suffers defeat against USA's Wesley So in second round
5 years ago

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand suffers defeat against USA's Wesley So in second round

Firstpost  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered an early jolt, losing to Wesley So in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. New Delhi: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered an early jolt, losing to Wesley So in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. Results Masters Round 2: Jeffery Xiong beat Jorden Van Foreest …

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand plays out draw with Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in first round
5 years ago

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand plays out draw with Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in first round

Firstpost  

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev in the first round of Tata Steel Masters on Sunday Wijk Aan Zee: Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev in the first round of Tata Steel Masters on Sunday. Meanwhile in the Challengers section being organized …

Tata Steel Chess: Viswanathan Anand starts well, world champion Magnus Carlsen grabs lead after Day One
5 years, 1 month ago

Tata Steel Chess: Viswanathan Anand starts well, world champion Magnus Carlsen grabs lead after Day One

Firstpost  

Viswanathan Anand drew with Ding Liren of China and Wesley So of the United States before going down to Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on the first day of Tata Steel Chess tournament on Friday. Kolkata: Viswanathan Anand drew with Ding Liren of China and Wesley So of the United States before going down to Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on the …

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Anand leaps to tied fourth spot
5 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Anand leaps to tied fourth spot

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand crafted a fine win over Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev to come within half a point of the leaders after eight rounds of FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss here on Friday. He now shares the fourth spot behind leaders Fabiano Caruana, David Anton Guijarro and Levon Aronian. Read: AICF panel gives clean chit to Lahiri, Barua calls it a farce Anand’s …

Sinquefield Cup: Unbeaten Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third, Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Unbeaten Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third, Carlsen catches up with Ding Liren

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand played out his 10th successive draw after facing Hikaru Nakamura and finished an impressive joint third in the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Wednesday. He ended up half a point behind overnight leader Ding Liren and comeback-man Magnus Carlsen. Out of the four players trailing Ding Liren by half a point at the start of the final …

Sinquefield Cup: Ninth straight draw for Anand; Ding Liren leads
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Ninth straight draw for Anand; Ding Liren leads

The Hindu  

A ninth straight draw kept Viswananathan Anand in the joint second place after the 10th and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Tuesday. Magnus Carlsen broke his sequence of nine draws and beat Wesley So in 43 moves to match Anand’s tally. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who started the day in joint lead with Ding Liren, blundered against …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand enjoyed a superior position against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov but couldn’t gain more than a 47-move draw in the ninth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Monday. EIGHTH ROUND REPORT While Anand was involved in his eighth successive draw, two other overnight leaders — Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi — won to emerge as leaders. In the …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand lets Ding off the hook
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand lets Ding off the hook

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand missed a possible win against fellow leader Ding Liren before all games ended as draws in the seventh round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here on Saturday. With no decisive games for the second successive day, Anand, Ding and Fabiano Caruana continued to lead at four points. But three moves later, Anand’s decision to play the queen, …

Sinquefield Cup: Anand lone winner on Day One
5 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Anand lone winner on Day One

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand emerged as the lone winner on the opening day of the prestigious Sinquefield Cup chess tournament after conquering Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in 77 moves. The classy 12-player field, headed by World champion Magnus Carlsen, has attracted the top nine players in the world. READ: Praggnanandhaa to lead field at World Youth Chess Championship Levon Aronian, the overall champion …

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta took a draw by perpetual checks against M. R. Lalit Babu and retained his half-point lead after the seventh-round clash involving two former winners of the Commonwealth chess championship here on Friday. Fourth seed Lalit was joined at 5.5 points by the victorious brigade comprising second seed S. L. Narayanan, third seed Aravindh Chithambaram, fifth seed Deepan Chakkravarthy, …

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand draws seventh consecutive game; Magnus Carlsen beats Ding Liren
5 years, 6 months ago

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand draws seventh consecutive game; Magnus Carlsen beats Ding Liren

Firstpost  

For Viswanathan Anand, it was a real chance to win his first game against USA’s Fabiano Caruana but the Indian ace could not make use of his better position with an extra pawn. Zagreb: Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for the first victory continued as he drew his seventh straight game, signing peace with Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the …

Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019: Viswanathan Anand needs big wins in final stretch
5 years, 6 months ago

Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019: Viswanathan Anand needs big wins in final stretch

The Hindu  

Looking for an elusive win in the tournament, Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has his task cut out when he sits across Ding Liren of China in the seventh round of the Grand Chess tour here. READ| Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Anand draws with Giri in sixth round Anand has had to do some hard work in the tournament thus far …

Viswanathan Anand shocked by Ian Nepominachtchi in first round of Croatia Grand Chess tour
5 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand shocked by Ian Nepominachtchi in first round of Croatia Grand Chess tour

The Hindu  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock defeat against Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the first round of the Croatia Grand Chess tour, here. READ| Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand to face stiff opposition in Zagreb The Russian was feeling the heat early on and his bid for counter-play on the queen side did not meet the right moves. …

Norway Chess:Viswanathan Anand out of contention after losing to Fabiano Caruana
5 years, 7 months ago

Norway Chess:Viswanathan Anand out of contention after losing to Fabiano Caruana

The Hindu  

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand’s chances of a top three finish ended after he went down fighting to Fabiano Caruana of United States in the Armageddon game at the Altibox Norway chess. However in the tiebreaker, which is the new world order in Chess to make it a decisive sport in every game played, the native Italian turned American was …

Norway Chess Tournament: Viswanathan Anand meets Caruana in round 7
5 years, 7 months ago

Norway Chess Tournament: Viswanathan Anand meets Caruana in round 7

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will have his task cut out when he takes on Fabiano Caruana of United States in the seventh round of Altibox Norway Chess tournament here. As the tournament observed its second rest day, Anand on 5.5 points is in joint fifth spot, needing a great finish to ward off early round blues in the super …

Norway chess tournament: Viswanathan Anand loses to Yu Yangyi of China
5 years, 7 months ago

Norway chess tournament: Viswanathan Anand loses to Yu Yangyi of China

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand’s winning run of three matches came to an end as the Indian ace let go of a decent chance to lose to Yu Yangyi of China in the tiebreak game in the sixth round of Altibox Norway chess tournament here. American Wesley So allowed a checkmate in one, Ding Liren of China dropped a whole rook and Russian …

Grenke Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand beats Vallejo to share lead with Magnus Carlsen
5 years, 8 months ago

Grenke Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand beats Vallejo to share lead with Magnus Carlsen

The Hindu  

A mix of fortune and fortitude once again came to Viswanathan Anand’s rescue as he defeated Francisco Vallejo Pons and joined Magnus Carlsen in the lead at three points after four rounds of Grenke Chess Classic here on Tuesday. Read: Gritty Anand holds tenacious Carlsen Later, a desperate Vallejo chose a tactical plan where he traded a rook and two …

Grenke Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds tenacious Magnus Carlsen
5 years, 8 months ago

Grenke Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds tenacious Magnus Carlsen

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand’s defence stood firm against World champion Magnus Carlsen and resulted in a 63-move draw in the third round of the Grenke Chess Classic here on Monday. Looking to repeat the victories in this year’s Tata Steel tournament and the Shamkir Masters, Carlsen pressed hard for a decisive advantage from the white side of this English Opening game. But …

Shamkir chess: Anand draws with Grischuk
5 years, 9 months ago

Shamkir chess: Anand draws with Grischuk

The Hindu  

India’s Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Alexander Grischuk of Russia, while Norwegian Magnus Carlsen raced ahead with a crushing win over out-of-sort Dutchman Anish Giri in the seventh round of Shamkir chess tournament. Having lost to Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the previous round, Anand’s chances to catch up with Carlsen at the top have now almost …

Tata Steel Chess: Anand takes a draw, Anish joins Carlsen in the lead
5 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Anand takes a draw, Anish joins Carlsen in the lead

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand took an easy draw with white pieces against Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda before Vidit Gujarati stunned World No. After Magnus Carlsen moved to 7.5 points after a 25-move draw with Teimour Radjabov, Anish Giri caught up with the leader after beating Samuel Shankland. READ: Pantsulaia wins Chennai Open chess Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi moved to the third place compatriot Vladimir …

Tata Steel Chess: Vidit Gujarati lets Vladimir Fedoseev off the hook
5 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Vidit Gujarati lets Vladimir Fedoseev off the hook

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujarati let Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev off the hook and missed out on a golden opportunity to join Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren in the lead at 3.5 points after five rounds of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here on Wednesday. Ding Liren defeated USA’s Samuel Shankland for his second win while Nepomniachtchi drew with Hungarian Richard Rapport. Meanwhile, …

National Chess Championship: Anurag Mhamal, Aravindh Chithambaram in joint lead
6 years, 1 month ago

National Chess Championship: Anurag Mhamal, Aravindh Chithambaram in joint lead

The Hindu  

Anurag Mhamal gained from Deepan Chakkravarthy’s uncompromising approach and capitalised on a couple of late errors in a seemingly drawn position to move into joint lead with Aravindh Chithambaram after seven rounds of National chess championship here. On the top two boards, overnight sole leader and fourth seed Aravindh drew with fifth seed Deep Sengupta in 38 moves, just like …

National Chess championship: Kidambi, Laxman held; easy for Karthikeyan, Aravindh
6 years, 1 month ago

National Chess championship: Kidambi, Laxman held; easy for Karthikeyan, Aravindh

The Hindu  

Over the board, the flamboyance of R.R. But on Saturday, when surprises were at a premium, the two Chennai-based Grandmasters found themselves on the same page after being held by lesser-rated rivals in the opening round of the National chess championship here. When 72 of the 80 boards witnessed decisive battles, fast-playing Laxman got off to a slow start following …

Anand settles for eighth draw in as many games, Sinquefield chess set for close finish
6 years, 4 months ago

Anand settles for eighth draw in as many games, Sinquefield chess set for close finish

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand registered his eighth draw in as many games when he split points with Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here. The American is going to challenge Magnus Carlsen of Norway for the World Championship crown and according to Anand himself, there are no clear favourites …

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand tied sixth in standings after playing draw with Fabiano Caruana, remains unbeaten
6 years, 4 months ago

Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand tied sixth in standings after playing draw with Fabiano Caruana, remains unbeaten

Firstpost  

The race to top four places of the Grand Chess Tour has become complicated as on date, with many theoretical possibilities depending on the outcome of the last round to be played on Monday. Former world champion, Viswanathan Anand had a fighting draw with black pieces against Caruana and thus maintained his unbeaten run by scoring draws in all the …

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