Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Nakamura; Carlsen wins Norway ChessPraggnanandhaa can be happy with the fact that he defeated the top three ranked players in the world in one of the strongest ever tournamen...
08 Jun, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy finishes second in Women's candidateThe real story of the day was R Vaishali who scored her fifth victory on the trot at the expense of Kateryna Lagno of Russia to tie for the...
22 Apr, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
This colourful chess game with dancers wins Anand Mahindra's praiseIt was a choreographed game with dancers in Indian costumes playing the role of chess pieces. The choreography was by Pudukkottai Collector...
31 Jul, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen to draw in Sinquefield CupWith six rounds still to go the battle is only going to heat up from the next round when the spectators can hope for decisive games.
05 Aug, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov in Candidates' openerWhile luck might have played a pivotal role in Anand's conquest, Topalov went on missing some very refined tactics.
12 Mar, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
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.
28 Oct, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
Sinquefield Cup: Viswanathan Anand draws again; held by Wesley SoViswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as the five times world champion failed to break the solid defences of Wesley So.
31 Aug, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand suffers another defeat in Sinquefield CupAfter a loss against Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the opening round, Anand was in for another shock as Grischuk was better prepared.
25 Aug, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand crushes Carlsen, jumps to joint third in Norway Chess tournamentFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to jump to the joint third spot
20 Jun, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand crushes Wesley SoAfter four draws on the trot, Anand's chances finally came against the in-form So who had been tormenting opposition till he ran in to Anan...
21 Apr, 2015, 10.40 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand beats David Baramidze in Grenke ChessCarlsen and Naiditsch remained at the top of the tables with four points each int heir kitty while Caruana remains on their heels a half po...
09 Feb, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
Magnus Carlsen draws first blood, takes early leadIt turned out to be a shocking defeat for Anand, who played the black side of a Ruy Lopez after what appeared like a seemingly innocuous po...
09 Nov, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
Fabiano Caruana leading in World Rapid chess championship, Anand hot on his heelsAnand crashed through with a trademark knight sacrifice, but an error in the follow-through put him in peril.
18 Jun, 2014, 03.34 PM IST
Frederic Friedel: Meet the founder of the chess software company 'ChessBase'ChessBase is a computer program with millions of games and their analysis that every chess player worth his openings swears by.
24 Nov, 2013, 06.01 AM IST
Separateness isn’t always an illusionTat tvam asi, the famous expression of the relationship between the individual and the absolute, translating generally to “You are that”, i...
21 Apr, 2009, 04.12 AM IST
- Wherever Hutchison goes, bidders follow
The way suitors are lining up for Li Ka-shing’s 67% stake, one could forget if there are any sellers at all.
05 Jan, 2007, 12.16 AM IST