White to move and checkmate in 5.5rk1/2R2p1p/p5pP/3NN1Pn/4P3/8/3rqPKB/R7 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
There’s no dead drawn position against Magnus
Viswanathan Anand hands Carlsen 2-win lead after Game 6 loss For the second time in two games, Anand blundered after four-and-a-half hours of play to squander games that could have been defended to clinch drawsAniek Paul Kolkata: The world...
False chess perception
Shelby Lyman on Chess: A Misleading Mystique Sunday, November 17, 2013 (Published in print: Sunday, November 17, 2013) People are intimidated by chess. “I don’t play,” more than one adult has told me. “I think the game is too difficult.”...
The crown slipping away
Viswanathan Anand aims for turnaround after rest day17 Nov 2013, 03:39 PM Chennai: The crown slipping away from his hands, defending champion Viswanathan Anand will have to pull himself together and produce a couple of sterling efforts to come...
Laxman stuns Babujian in Chennai
Laxman stuns GM Babujian, shares lead Former Commonwealth Champion Grandmaster R R Laxman of India scalped a second Grandmaster in succession as he stunned GM Babujian Levon of Armenia in the third round of the Chennai Grand Master International...
Online cheating allegation leads to lawsuit
Chess coach: I’m not a cheater!By Kathianne BonielloNovember 16, 2013 | 11:28pm A Long Island man claims he was kicked off Chess.com and slapped with a scarlet “C” — for chess cheat. “I was put on a cheater list,”...
Anand should avoid early end game phase
Anand should avoid early end game phase: Harikrishna By Venkatachari Jagannathan | IANS – CHENNAI Published: 17th November 2013 02:19 PM Last Updated: 17th November 2013 02:19 PM Defending world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand has to avoid going into...
Practical theme tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Heartbreak and Jubilation
Heartbreak for AnandMumbai Mirror | Nov 17, 2013, 02.48 AM ISTR S Raghavan World champion loses again as Magnus Carlsen takes a giant step forward for the title. It was another heartbreak for Viswanathan Anand as he slid to...