World Chess Championship News

chess7 years ago

Viswanathan Anand wins World Rapid Chess Championship title

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chess7 years ago

Chess World Cup | India’s challenge ends as V Gujrathi and SP Sethuraman bow out

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chess6 years ago

World Chess Championships | Indian men stun Sweden as women stop Georgia

India’s chess contingent had a good day in office as the men overcame Sweden with a crushing 3.5-0.5 win quite expectantly, while the women did magnificently to hold high-ranked Georgia to a 2-2 draw. India, China, Russia, USA, and England are on two points with five other teams yet to get points.

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chess7 years ago

Viswanathan Anand plays out easy draw in second round

Viswanathan Anand has played out an easy draw against Russian Sergey Karjakin in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament. Indian grandmaster B. Adhiban was defeated by current world champion Magnus Carlsen in the second round of the ongoing tournament in the Netherlands.

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chess7 years ago

Chess World Cup | Magnus Carlsen loses to Bu Xiangzhiin; Anton Kovalyov not allowed to participate after breaching dress code

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chess7 years ago

Chess World Cup | Viswanathan Anand bows out; SP Sethuraman draws against Harikrishna

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand has missed a chance to challenge his arch nemesis Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship after losing to Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov. On the other hand, SP Sethuraman easily held higher-ranked compatriot P Harikrishna to a draw.

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