<?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[Viswanathan Anand News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Viswanathan Anand. 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>Viswanathan Anand News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:36:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/chess/player/viswanathan_anand" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:42:27 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[Teenage chess prodigy Gukesh D gets past Anand in live FIDE rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenage chess prodigy from India, GM D Gukesh, moved over of renowned Indian GM Viswanathan Anand in the live global (FIDE) rankings on Tuesday with a victory over Misratdin Iskandarov of Azerbaijan. In the second game, the 17-year-old Gukesh outwitted Iskandarov in 44 moves.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/04/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-outranks-legendary-anand-in-live-fide-rankings-after-stunning-victory?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2023/aug/04/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-outranks-legendary-anand-in-live-fide-rankings-after-stunning-victory?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/gukesh.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Online Chess Olympiad | Favourites India crash out after semi-final loss to USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champions and favourites to win the match, India, crashed out of the Online Chess Olympiad after suffering a loss to the USA in the tie-breaker of the semi-final clash, on Tuesday. The USA will be up against Russia, the runners-up from the last edition, in the final of the ongoing event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/15/2021-online-chess-olympiad-india-crash-out-of-after-semi-final-loss-to-usa?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/15/2021-online-chess-olympiad-india-crash-out-of-after-semi-final-loss-to-usa?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:32:33 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[India reaches semi-final of Online Chess Olympiad with thrilling win over Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champions India reached the semi-final of 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad with a dramatic win over Ukraine in the last-eight fixture of the tournament. After both the teams won the first one round each, India edged past their European rivals with a win in the tiebreak blitz round.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/14/india-reaches-semi-final-of-online-chess-olympiad-with-thrilling-win-over-ukraine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/14/india-reaches-semi-final-of-online-chess-olympiad-with-thrilling-win-over-ukraine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:26:14 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[Viswanathan Anand-led Indian team set to defend  Online Chess Olympiad title]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian chess team, led by legendary player Vishwanathan Anand will defend its Online Chess Olympiad when their campaign in the top division starts on Wednesday. The team will be playing nine matches in the group stages from September 8-10, featuring in three matches each day.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/07/viswanathan-anand-led-indian-team-set-to-defend-online-chess-olympiad-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/07/viswanathan-anand-led-indian-team-set-to-defend-online-chess-olympiad-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:48:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wang Hao defeat ends Vishwanathan Anand's Candidates dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wang Hao ended Viswanathan Anand’s slim hopes of claiming the lone qualifying spot for next year's Candidates Tournament in Russia, by handing out a defeat in the 10th round of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament in Chennai on Sunday. Anand will face Robson Ray in the final round of the event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/22/wang-hao-defeat-ends-vishwanathan-anands-candidates-dream?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/22/wang-hao-defeat-ends-vishwanathan-anands-candidates-dream?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:59:01 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[Raunak Sadhwani becomes India's 65th Grandmaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess player Raunak Sadhwani has become the 65th Grandmaster from the country as he continued his dream run at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Sadhwani got the better of Russia's Alexander Motylev to reach five points which is one more than what is needed to be a Grandmaster.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/21/raunak-sadhwani-becomes-indias-65-th-grandmaster?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/21/raunak-sadhwani-becomes-indias-65-th-grandmaster?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Generic_Chess_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand jumps to fourth place in FIDE Grand Swiss Chess]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s ace chess player Viswanathan Anand is now at the fourth place behind leaders Fabiano Caruana, David Anton Guijarro and Levon Aronian at the ongoing FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Douglas. Anand’s fourth win in the event has taken his overall tally to 5.5 points in the competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/20/viswanathan-anand-jumps-to-fourth-place-in-fide-grand-swiss-chess?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/20/viswanathan-anand-jumps-to-fourth-place-in-fide-grand-swiss-chess?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:49:49 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[13-year-old Raunak Sadhwani to become India's 65th Grand Master]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Raunak Sadhwani is set to become India's next Grand Master, which would be the country's 65th one, after he managed to churn out a draw against Gabriel Sagrissian to take four points from seven rounds. Other matches saw S. L. Narayanan, D. Gukesh, and D. Harika winning with black pieces.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/19/13-year-old-raunak-sadhwani-to-become-indias-65-th-grand-master?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/19/13-year-old-raunak-sadhwani-to-become-indias-65-th-grand-master?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:59:59 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[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[Croatia Grand Chess Tour | V Anand succumbs to second defeat against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand’s run in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour went from consistently average to poor as he lost his second game of the tournament to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on Saturday. Meanwhile world champion Magnus Carlsen has kept his seven point lead at the top intact.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/07/croatia-grand-chess-tour-v-anand-succumbs-to-second-defeat-against-shakhriyar-mamedyarov?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/07/croatia-grand-chess-tour-v-anand-succumbs-to-second-defeat-against-shakhriyar-mamedyarov?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 11:01:21 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 | Viswanathan Anand continued drawing run against Anish Giri in sixth round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand is yet to break his winless voodoo in the ongoing grand chess tour as he played out a draw against the Netherland’s Anish Giri in the fifth round in Croatia. At the moment, current World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are on top with four points each after six rounds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/03/croatia-grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-continued-drawing-run-against-anish-giri-in-sixth-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/03/croatia-grand-chess-tour-viswanathan-anand-continued-drawing-run-against-anish-giri-in-sixth-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:20:56 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[Croatia Grand Chess Tour | Fifth round ends in a draw for Viswanathan Anand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand finished his fifth round at the Grand Chess Tour in Croatia with a 43-move draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France. Dutch player - Anish Giri, on the other hand, lost his match against China’s Ding Liren in 64 moves at the same competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/02/croatia-grand-chess-tour-fifth-round-ends-in-a-draw-for-viswanathan-anand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/02/croatia-grand-chess-tour-fifth-round-ends-in-a-draw-for-viswanathan-anand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:38:16 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[Viswanathan Anand plays out draw with Wesley So at Grand Chess Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[India chess legend Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for his first victory continued as he registered a draw against American Wesley So in the fourth round of Grand Chess Tour. Meanwhile, former World Champion Magnus Carlsen also played out an entertaining draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-wesley-so-at-grand-chess-tour?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-wesley-so-at-grand-chess-tour?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:21:22 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 | 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[I never play for a draw, always want to win, reveals B Adhiban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baskaran Adhiban, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, spoke openly about his aggressive approach to every game which has helped him work wonders in the international chess circuit. Adhiban crossed the 2700 ELO rating mark after impressing at the recent World Teams Championship with the Indian team.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/28/i-never-play-for-a-draw-always-want-to-win-reveals-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/28/i-never-play-for-a-draw-always-want-to-win-reveals-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:53:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/B_Adhiban_twitter_account.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tata Steel Chess Masters | Viswanathan Anand finishes tournament in joint third place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand played out a sombre draw against compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee. Meanwhile, World champion Magnus Carlsen won the event after drawing rather easily with Anish Giri of Holland in the final round of the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/28/tata-steel-chess-masters-viswanathan-anand-settles-for-joint-third-finish?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/28/tata-steel-chess-masters-viswanathan-anand-settles-for-joint-third-finish?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:22:59 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[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 slips to fourth position after draw with Jan Duda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand slipped to fourth position in the ongoing Tata Steel chess after he drew with Poland’s Jan Krzysztof Duda in the eleventh round of the tournament. On the other hand, after a win against Samuel Shankland of United States, Vidit Gujarati was leading along with Magnus Carlsen.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/27/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-slips-to-fourth-position-after-draw-with-jan-duda?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/27/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-slips-to-fourth-position-after-draw-with-jan-duda?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 05:37:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Vishwanathan_Anand_getty_london%20(1).jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tata Steel Chess | Viswanathan Anand slips to third position after losing to Magnus Carlsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand slipped to third position at the Tata Steel Chess event after being defeated by World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the 10th round of the tournament. While Anand has slipped to joint third position with six points, Carlsen has taken a sole lead in the tournament with seven points.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/24/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-slips-to-third-position-after-defeat-by-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jan/24/tata-steel-chess-viswanathan-anand-slips-to-third-position-after-defeat-by-magnus-carlsen?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:32:32 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 | 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[Chess India Blitz | Viswanathan Anand gets better of Hikaru Nakamura to win title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand managed to beat American chess ace Hikaru Nakamura to clinch the inaugural Tata Steel Chess India Blitz title in Kolkata. The 48-year-old chess legend won the final in the play-off against the overnight leader Nakamura by tying with 12.5 points after 18 games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/nov/16/tata-steel-chess-india-blitz-viswanathan-anand-gets-better-of-hikaru-nakamura-to-win-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/nov/16/tata-steel-chess-india-blitz-viswanathan-anand-gets-better-of-hikaru-nakamura-to-win-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:41:34 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 lends support to include chess at Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand has offered his support to ensure that the game of chess finds a spot in the Olympics, starting from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The international governing body for chess body has already applied for the same and expects a final decision to be made this summer.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/nov/09/viswanathan-anand-lends-support-to-include-chess-in-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/nov/09/viswanathan-anand-lends-support-to-include-chess-in-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 07:27:19 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[Isle of Man tournament | Viswanathan Anand settles for draw against USA’s Robert Hess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand played out a hard-fought draw against American counterpart, Robert Hess, in the second round of the ongoing Isle of Man Chess tournament. Meanwhile, Indian youngsters - Vidit Gujarati, Vaibhav Suri, Abhijeet Gupta, V. Vishnu Prasanna, and Harsha Bharathakoti continued to impress.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/oct/23/isle-of-man-chess-viswanathan-anand-settles-for-draw-against-us-as-robert-hess?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/oct/23/isle-of-man-chess-viswanathan-anand-settles-for-draw-against-us-as-robert-hess?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:07:24 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></channel></rss>