Chess News

Kudos! India's 6-year-old chess prodigy makes it to world's top-six

Suhaani has 1156 points in her kitty and is behind two Russians, two Iranians and one Danish player.

Feb 16, 2016, 17:25 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand keeps lead in Zurich challenge

Anand took his tally to six points overall and will have white pieces against Kramnik in final round of the Rapid section.

Feb 15, 2016, 13:26 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand dumps Levon Aronian in Zurich Challenge opener

The other two games of the first round ended in draws.

Feb 14, 2016, 13:50 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand bounces back with easy win over Matthias Bach

Anand registered his first victory of the tournament.

Jan 28, 2016, 21:51 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand finishes 9th in London Classic; Magnus ​Carlsen wins

In the Grand Chess Tour standings, Anand finished on the eighth spot overall with 14 points.

Dec 14, 2015, 18:10 PM IST

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Fabiano Caruana

World champion Magnus Carlsen was not able to break through the defences of Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

Dec 13, 2015, 20:19 PM IST

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand loses to Alexander Grischuk, slips to ninth spot

After drawing the first three rounds, this was Anand's third decisive result in a row and second where the Indian ace ended on the receiving end.

Dec 11, 2015, 18:46 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand back in business after crushing Veselin Topalov in London

Anand staged his customary comeback in style, giving an endgame lesson to Topalov.

Dec 09, 2015, 22:49 PM IST

Anand loses to Nakamura in London Chess Classic

With five rounds still to come, Anand slipped to ninth spot in the ten-player round-robin event​.

Dec 08, 2015, 19:58 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand opens doors of Chennai home to flood-affected residents

Anand is also expected to make a monetary contribution to help in the relief operations.

Dec 08, 2015, 09:30 AM IST

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand misses his chances before surviving against Magnus Carlsen

In the other game, local wildcard entrant Michael Adams remained impregnable and held Levon Aronian of Armenia to an easy draw.

Dec 07, 2015, 19:49 PM IST

Padmini Rout defends National Premier Chess crown

Even a loss in final round would ensure 1st place for Padmini as she has better tie-breaking SB score. 

Nov 23, 2015, 20:50 PM IST

Grzegorz Gajewski to help Viswanathan Anand in his bid to regain world title

Anand will hope to gain a lot from the Pole.

Nov 06, 2015, 22:06 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding to end joint 3rd in Bilbao Masters

Anand played some inaccurate manoeuvres to let his chances slip as the game progressed.

Nov 02, 2015, 17:24 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So in Bilbao Masters

Anand tried hard but could not break the solid defences of Wesley who continues to share the lead along with Giri.

Nov 01, 2015, 11:49 AM IST

Viswanathan Anand shocked by Anish Giri in Bilbao chess

Anand suffered a typical case of chess blindness and his opening blunder cost him dearly against Giri.

Oct 31, 2015, 11:45 AM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws again, nothing changes in Bilbao

Viswanathan Anand drew as black against tournament leader Wesley So of America at Bilbao Masters.

Oct 29, 2015, 20:59 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding; tied 2nd at Bilbao Masters

Viswanathan Anand played split the point with Chinese Liren Ding in the second round of Bilbao Masters Final.

Oct 28, 2015, 15:30 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri in Bilbao opener

Viswanathan Anand started his campaign with a draw against Anish Giri in Bilbao Masters Final.

Oct 27, 2015, 18:02 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand to meet Anish Giri in Bilbao opener

Anand will take on his young 21-year-old opponent.

Oct 26, 2015, 14:10 PM IST