Major goof-up had been committed by Carlsen’s team of helpers. Anand’s 17th move, a dangerous looking knight jump, was still part of existi...

Anand crashed through with a trademark knight sacrifice, but an error in the follow-through put him in peril.

Viswanathan Anand’s very first game was a scintillating win over tournament favourite and world number two Levon Aronian.

The tournament will feature six of the best of the chess world, including world champion Carlsen, last year’s winner Fabiano Caruana and wo...

“I am so used to playing chess on my birthday, it would be a bit strange to blow candles on cakes!”

The war is not lost yet, if you ask die-hard Anand fans, who believe it's premature to write an obit to the stellar career of the five-time...

Changeless mythology has its own formula. The hero. The super-power which defines him. His buffoonish alter ego. A secret weakness which wi...

For me, it is always mixed. As a fan, I'll enjoy it but obviously, I'd like to gain some insight into how my next Challenger qualified.