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Tania Sachdev leads India's win over USA at World Team Chess Championship

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chess2 months ago

Vishwanathan Anand suffers his second loss at Altibox Norway Chess

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chess3 days ago

Viswanathan Anand finishes ninth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament

Viswanathan Anand failed to finish strongly in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament finishing in the 9th place in the standings. Levon Aronian, however, ended up winning the tournament followed by Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura in second and third place respectively.

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chess6 days ago

In the comeback game, Kasparov holds Anand to a draw

Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov returned to competitive chess after 12 years with a draw against Indian GM Vishwanathan Anand at the St Louis rapid and blitz tournament. Both of them were laying against each other since the final tournament appearance in Linares in 2005.

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chess3 months ago

The changing landscape of Chess in India

chess8 months ago

London Chess Classic | Anand ends with a draw against Kramnik

Viswanathan Anand finished fourth with 5 points in the London Chess Classic with a draw against his old adversary Vladimir Kramnik on Sunday. Wesley So, who was already guaranteed of the top spot, finished the event with a draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to end with 6 points and win the event.

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chess6 months ago

Wanted to win gold, says World Chess Championships bronze medallist Harika Dronavalli

Harika Dronavalli, who won bronze at the World Chess Championships last month in Tehran, has said that although it was one of her best performances, she wanted to win gold. Dronavalli also thanked veteran Indian player Viswanathan Anand for tweeting his support after her win in Tehran.

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chess7 months ago

Huffington Post | No one deserves a Bharat Ratna more than Viswanathan Anand

Shrinjan Rajkumar asks why despite being considered among some of the greatest players to ever play the game of chess, Viswanathan Anand has not been seriously considered for the Bharat Ratna. Rajkumar then goes on to address Narendra Modi and makes a case for the "messiah of Indian sport".

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chess8 months ago

London Chess Classic | Anand wins round 8 against Topalov, Wesley So confirms the title

Viswanath Anand won his round 8 match against Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov on Saturday and moved to fourth in the standings of London Chess Classic. However, Anand's chances of winning the championship were extinguished as Wesley So officially won it by drawing his game against Fabiano Caruana.

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chess8 months ago

London Chess Classic | Anand plays out yet another draw to remain joint-fifth

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