SANDS: Steady Anand earns rematch with Carlsen for world chess titleBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, April 1, 2014 If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you just might get another shot at...
FIDE Presidential Board held in Khanty-Mansiysk

www.fide.com The 1st quarter FIDE Presidential Board was held on 30th March at the conference room of Ugra Classic Complex in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The meeting was opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhninov and Khanty-Mansiysk Mayor and Ugra Chess Federation...
Harikrishna: Being a second is a tough job

Anand’s Call If He Wants a New Core Team: HarikrishnaBy IANS – CHENNAIPublished: 01st April 2014 04:28 PMLast Updated: 01st April 2014 04:37 PM It will be Viswanathan Anand’s call whether to change his A-team or his team of...
FIDE has selected the venue for 2014 Carlsen – Anand World Championship match

Breaking News: The 2014 World Chess Championship match between chess phenom, model, and reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand (India), will take place at the Kingdom of Genovia. It will be held from...
Chess festival in Baku

Chess festival opens in BakuTue 01 April 2014 10:12 GMT | 15:12 Local Time On 1 April, the chess festival dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev opened in Baku. Speaking at the...
Anand should add strategist to core team

Anand should add strategist to core team: Susan Polgar CHENNAI: Four-time women’s World chess champion Susan Polgar of Hungary feels that India’s Viswanathan Anand can perhaps add another strategist rather than making wholesome changes to his A-team – his...
Georgia bids for the Chess Olympiad 2018 and World Cup 2017

The Georgian Chess Federation sent an official bid for the Chess Olympiad 2018 and the World Cup 2017 to FIDE today, with all the necessary guarantees. Thanks to the personal efforts of the Deputy Minister of Sports and candidate...
FIDE President Ilyumzhinov: Anand one of the strongest and greatest players of modern times

Viswanathan Anand one of the greatest of modern times: FIDE presidentSusan Ninan, TNN | Apr 1, 2014, 01.22 AM IST CHENNAI: After losing his crown to challenger Magnus Carlsen without winning a single game on home turf in November...
5th International Chess Festival Terre degli Elimi

This summer in Sicily there will be a nice international chess festival – the 5th “Terre degli Elimi”. It will be one intense chess week in July. Erice is a magic ancient place and in the afternoons the players...
Anand: I am not thinking about Carlsen right now

Not Thinking About Carlsen Battle Right Now: VishyBy Ashok Venugopal – CHENNAIPublished: 01st April 2014 02:00 AMLast Updated: 01st April 2014 01:37 AM Viswanathan Anand is pleased as punch at having won the Candidates tournament and setting up a...