<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Magnus Carlsen. All the latest 2026 Chess articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Magnus Carlsen News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:36:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/chess/player/magnus_carlsen" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:11:41 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[R Praggnanandhaa calls Magnus Carlsen far from invincible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen defeated India's newest chess phenomenon R Praggnanandhaa in the World Cup final, but the 18-year-old prodigy said on Sunday that the five-time world champion Norwegian was far from invincible. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/sep/04/r-praggnanandhaa-calls-magnus-carlsen-far-from-invincible?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/sep/04/r-praggnanandhaa-calls-magnus-carlsen-far-from-invincible?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:11:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/pragg%20chessbase.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Final | Praggnanandhaa plays out draw against Carlsen in second classical game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa impressed once again as he drew the second classical game in the final of the FIDE World Cup, against the world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday. Both the players settled for a draw after 30 moves in the match, and one-and-a-half hours of play.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/23/world-cup-final-praggnanandhaa-plays-out-draw-against-carlsen-in-second-classical-game?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/23/world-cup-final-praggnanandhaa-plays-out-draw-against-carlsen-in-second-classical-game?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:49:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/praggananandhaa.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIDE World Cup | Praggnanandhaa stretches world no. 1 Carlsen in finals to draw first round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first classical game of the 2023 FIDE Chess World Cup final between Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw on Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. With white pieces, the GM held his own against his highly-regarded opponent and forced a draw after 35 moves.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/23/fide-world-cup-praggnanandhaa-stretches-world-no-1-carlsen-in-finals-to-draw-first-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/23/fide-world-cup-praggnanandhaa-stretches-world-no-1-carlsen-in-finals-to-draw-first-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:18:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/pragg%20chessbase.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World C'ship | Raunak Sadhwani draws with Russian GM, levels point with Magnus Carlsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s star chess player Raunak Sadhwani continued his brilliant run in the Fide Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament as he drew the match against Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in 31 moves. The next round would see Raunak defending with black pieces against 46th seeded Croatian GM Saric Ivan.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/14/chess-world-cship-raunak-sadhwani-draws-with-russian-gm-levels-point-with-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/14/chess-world-cship-raunak-sadhwani-draws-with-russian-gm-levels-point-with-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | Viswanathan Anand not among 10 Indians competing]]></title><description><![CDATA[India would be having as many as ten players participating in the Chess World Cup, which has been scheduled to begin from Monday, but veteran Viswanathan Anand won’t be one of them. The finalists in this tournament would be getting play in the Candidates cycle leading to World Chess Championship. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/09/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-not-among-10-indians-competing?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/09/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-not-among-10-indians-competing?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinquefield Cup | Viswanathan Anand sneaks a draw to remain on top after third round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vishwanathan Anand managed to play out a draw against Armenia's Levon Aronian that helped the Indian to hold on to his half-point lead at the top of the table in the ongoing Sinquefield Cup. For the second consecutive day in the tournament, all the players in contention had to settle for a draw.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/20/sinquefield-cup-viswanathan-anand-sneaks-a-draw-to-remain-on-top-after-third-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/20/sinquefield-cup-viswanathan-anand-sneaks-a-draw-to-remain-on-top-after-third-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Viswanathan_Anand_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croatia Grand Chess Tour | Viswanathan Anand finishes 11th with nine draws]]></title><description><![CDATA[With only 4.5 points from 11 rounds, Viswanathan Anand finished 11th out of 12 players at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour, being held nine times, and defeated twice. World number one Magnus Carlsen took home the title with eight points, with Wesley So finishing second with seven points.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/08/croatia-grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-finishes-11-th-with-nine-draws?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/08/croatia-grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-finishes-11-th-with-nine-draws?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:36:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Chess Tour | Viswanathan Anand held to a draw by Fabiano Caruana; Magnus Carlsen triumphs over Ding Liren]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand’s subpar form in Zagreb continued as he played out yet another draw, this time against Fabiano Caruana of the United States, to practically end his chances of going to the top. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen clinched yet another victory to maintain his position as the leader. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/06/grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-held-to-a-draw-by-fabiano-caruana-magnus-carlsen-triumphs-over-ding-liren?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/06/grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-held-to-a-draw-by-fabiano-caruana-magnus-carlsen-triumphs-over-ding-liren?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 13:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Chess Tour | Viswanathan Anand draws against Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen wins to claim top position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand’s wait for his first win in Croatia in the ongoing Grand Chess Tour continued as he was held to a quick draw by Chinese opponent Ding Liren. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen continued his good stretch of form as he recorded his fifth win of the tournament to go to the top of the table. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/05/grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-draws-against-ding-liren-magnus-carlsen-wins-to-claim-top-position?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/05/grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-draws-against-ding-liren-magnus-carlsen-wins-to-claim-top-position?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:06:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croatia Grand Chess tour | V Anand loses to Ian Nepomniachtchi in first round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand’s erratic run continued as he lost to Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the very first round of the Croatia Grand Chess tour despite having an encouraging start. The highlight of the first round was, however, Magnus Carles beating Holland’s Anish Giri in just 23 moves.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/28/croatia-grand-chess-tour-v-anand-loses-to-ian-nepomniachtchi-in-first-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/28/croatia-grand-chess-tour-v-anand-loses-to-ian-nepomniachtchi-in-first-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Indian Grandmasters qualify for Grand Swiss Tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six Indian chess Grandmasters have made it to the Grand Swiss Chess Tournament to be held in the Isle of Man from October 10 to 21. The list of Indian chess player qualified for the tournament also including legendary Viswanathan Anand who will take part in the tournament later in 2019.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/11/six-indian-grandmasters-qualify-for-grand-swiss-tournament?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/11/six-indian-grandmasters-qualify-for-grand-swiss-tournament?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:46:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/vishy_anand_getty_blog.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Chess | Viswanathan Anand drops to rock bottom after losing to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former world champion Viswanathan Anand’s run at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament went from bad to worse as he went to the bottom of the table after losing to Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Anand is now placed at the bottom alongside France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with half a point each.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/07/norway-chess-viswanathan-anand-drops-to-rock-bottom-after-losing-to-shakhriyar-mamedyarov?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/07/norway-chess-viswanathan-anand-drops-to-rock-bottom-after-losing-to-shakhriyar-mamedyarov?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:23:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Nihal Sarin becomes third youngest player to cross 2600 Elo rating barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[India chess ace Nihal Sarin became the third youngest player in the history after America’s John Burke and China’s Wei Yi to surpass 2600 Elo rating barrier. With this, Sarin has overcome fellow Indian Parimarjan Negi, who had achieved 2600 Elo at the age of 15 years and 11 months.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/06/indias-nihal-sarin-becomes-third-youngest-player-to-cross-2600-elo-rating-barrier?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/06/indias-nihal-sarin-becomes-third-youngest-player-to-cross-2600-elo-rating-barrier?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 04:42:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tata Steel Chess Masters | Viswanathan Anand plays out stalemate with Ding Liren; moves to joint third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand played out a fascinating draw with China’s Ding Liren to move up to joint third in the standings after the end of the 12th round at the ongoing Tata Steel Masters. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri will clash in the final round to determine the winner of the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/27/tata-steel-chess-masters-viswanathan-anand-plays-out-stalemate-with-ding-liren-moves-to-joint-third?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/27/tata-steel-chess-masters-viswanathan-anand-plays-out-stalemate-with-ding-liren-moves-to-joint-third?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:43:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Viswanathan_anand_getty12.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tata Steel Chess | Viswanathan Anand holds onto lead after draw against Richard Rapport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand registered a comfortable draw against Hungary’s Richard Rapport to stay in joint lead on six points after the end of the ninth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk Ann Zee in Holland. Anand is now involved in a three-way tie with four rounds still to play.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/24/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-holds-onto-lead-draws-against-richard-rapport?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/24/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-holds-onto-lead-draws-against-richard-rapport?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:20:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/other/Viswanathan_anand_world_chess_championship_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Chess | Viswanathan Anand plays out another draw as Carlsen suffers shock defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former World No. 1 Viswanathan Anand has played out yet another draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to take his points tally to 2.5 points at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. World number one Magnus Carlsen was handed a surprise defeat by American Wesley So to open the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/05/norway-chess-viswanathan-anand-plays-out-another-draw-as-carlsen-suffers-shock-defeat?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/05/norway-chess-viswanathan-anand-plays-out-another-draw-as-carlsen-suffers-shock-defeat?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:19:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Vishwanathan_anand_cGettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand plays out draw with Magnus Carlsen to keep title hopes alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing with black, Viswanathan Anand managed to play out a draw with world number one Magnus Carlsen at the ongoing Altibox Norway Chess tournament to keep his title hopes alive. Before coming up against Anand, Carlsen had won both of his previous two matches in the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/04/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-magnus-carlsen-to-keep-title-hopes-alive?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/04/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-magnus-carlsen-to-keep-title-hopes-alive?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:56:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen to a draw to remain in Norway title contention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand held Magnus Carlsen to a draw so as to remain in the contention for the top honours in the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament. After winning two games in a row with white pieces, Carlsen couldn't do much against Anand this time and the Norwegian was not quite happy with his play.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/03/viswanathan-anand-takes-carlsen-in-an-easy-draw-remains-contented-for-the-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jun/03/viswanathan-anand-takes-carlsen-in-an-easy-draw-remains-contented-for-the-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:37:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand plays out easy draw in second round]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jan/15/viswanathan-anand-played-an-easy-draw-in-second-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/jan/15/viswanathan-anand-played-an-easy-draw-in-second-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/other/Viswanathan_anand_world_chess_championship_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand wins World Rapid Chess Championship title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand won the World Rapid Chess Championship beating Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev in a three-way tie-break to reclaim the title he had won in 2003. Anand remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and was placed joint second at the start of the final five rounds before lifting the title.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/dec/29/viswanathan-anand-wins-world-rapid-chess-championship-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/dec/29/viswanathan-anand-wins-world-rapid-chess-championship-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:08:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other_sports/VishyAnand109.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Rapid and Blitz | Viswanathan Anand exacts revenge from World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand has exacted sweet revenge of his 2013 World Championship loss to Magnus Carlsen in the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Former multiple World Champion Anand and Carlsen met in round nine of the championship and the Indian managed to come out on top.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/dec/28/world-rapid-and-blitz-championship-viswanathan-anand-stuns-world-no-1-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/dec/28/world-rapid-and-blitz-championship-viswanathan-anand-stuns-world-no-1-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:22:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/vishy_anand_getty_blog.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | India’s challenge ends as V Gujrathi and SP Sethuraman bow out]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi lost to China's Ding Liren, Sethuraman Panayappan Sethuraman was ousted by Holland’s Anish Giri in the tie-break games of the third-round. The round also saw the shocking elimination of tournament favourites like Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/12/chess-world-cup-indias-challenge-ends-as-v-gujrathi-and-sp-sethuraman-bows-out?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/12/chess-world-cup-indias-challenge-ends-as-v-gujrathi-and-sp-sethuraman-bows-out?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:53:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/magnus_carlsen_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | Magnus Carlsen loses to Bu Xiangzhiin; Anton Kovalyov not allowed to participate after breaching dress code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen’s 100 percent score came to an end with a shock defeat to Bu Xiangzhiin in the third round. He will now need to win as Black in the next game to stay in the tournament. In a strange incident, Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov was asked to leave the venue after turning up in shorts.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/10/chess-world-cup-magnus-carlsen-loses-to-bu-xiangzhiin-anton-kovalyov-not-allowed-to-participate-after-breaching-dress-code?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/10/chess-world-cup-magnus-carlsen-loses-to-bu-xiangzhiin-anton-kovalyov-not-allowed-to-participate-after-breaching-dress-code?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 05:36:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/magnus_carlsen_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen retains World Chess Championship title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen has retained his World Chess Championship against Sergey Karjakin after 12 gruelling and closely fought games. Carlsen, who won his first title against Viswanathan Anand, had to wait for three weeks and a series of tiebreakers before being named Champion again.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/dec/01/magnus-carlsen-retains-world-chess-championship-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/dec/01/magnus-carlsen-retains-world-chess-championship-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:45:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/magnus_carlsen_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>