World Champion Gukesh beats Mendonca to jump into sole leadD Gukesh took the sole lead by defeating Leon Luke Mendonca in the ninth round of the Tata Steel Master in Wijk aan Zee. Praggnanandhaa los...
Firouzja wins GCT and Sinquefield leg, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh tie for fifthFrench Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja clinched the Sinquefield Cup, remaining undefeated, and won the Grand Chess tour 2024. Firouzja led the...
Viswanathan Anand beats Magnus Carlsen in blitz event of Norway Chess, finishes fourthAnand's win over Carlsen comes close on the heels of compatriot and teen sensation R Praggnandhaa defeating the Norwegian world champion in...
When black becomes white, and vice versaChess champions Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri recently reversed tradition in a game, when a black piece made the first move.
Viswanathan Anand set for year's strongest GM tourney in classical formatThe field, which when finalised in February had the then top-10 stars in the world, still makes for the strongest chess players of the worl...
Viswanathan Anand beats Sergey Karjakin to come back in joint leadYet again Anand staged a grand comeback while being down and out and it was a true demonstration of his grit that saw the day through.
Viswanathan Anand draws with Aronian; Karjakin catches upViswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament ...
Viswanathan Anand loses to Alexander Grischuk, slips to ninth spotViswanathan Anand continued his roller-coaster ride in the London Chess Classic as he went down to Russian Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk.
Viswanathan Anand to meet Grischuk in round six of London ClassicAnand will have his task cut out when he takes on Russian Alexander Grischuk in the sixth round of the London Chess Classic.
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand draws with Liren Ding; tied 2nd at Bilbao MastersThe draw against Liren Ding came after Anand did not convert a seemingly superior position against Dutch GM Anish Giri in the opening round.
Viswanathan Anand to meet Anish Giri in Bilbao openerFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will start his campaign against Dutchman Anish Giri in the first round of Bilbao Chess Masters F...
P Harikrishna look to get off to good start at World Cup openerGrandmaster P Harikrishna will look to put his best foot forward when he meets Max Illingworth of Australia in the first round of the World...
Viswanathan Anand to meet Anish Giri in Sinquefield second lapUp against Anish Giri in the next round, Vishwanathan Anand will have black pieces but then he will play with Wesley So of United States wi...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish GiriIt turned out to be another tough day for world champion Magnus Carlsen as he lost his second straight game in a row against Caruana of Ita...
Viswanathan Anand to meet world chess champion Carlsen in Shamkir openerDrawing number '4' in the lots, Anand will not only have the advantage of playing white in the first game but the Indian ace will also get ...
Viswanathan Anand draws again, to meet Michael Adams in the final roundHikaru Nakamura of United States enthused some life in the tournament defeating Michael Adams of England from what was perceived a drawn en...
Chess: Viswanathan Anand salvages a draw against Magnus Carlsen after long gameFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess champions...