By Sagar Shah Moscow: Viswanathan Anand brought his World Candidates Championship campaign to a close, settling for a draw in his last match against Peter Svidler. The Indian ace, who conceded the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the...
Anand loses, Karjakin wins to get back to the top
Nakamura 1-0 Anand 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8. a3 Bc5 9. O-O Re8 10. e3 g5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Nxd5...
Candidates Tournament round 11 report
The 11th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 was held today at the DI Telegraph in Moscow, Russia. Anand and Caruana share the lead with 6,5/11 points each. There has been another change on the top as...
The Tiger still has some teeth left at the Candidates
Anand scored a crucial victory against Karjakin to put himself back in the lead with Caruana. Anand 1-0 Karjakin 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3...
The Tiger Roared Again in Moscow
After beating Aronian in the 9th round, Anand is back in a tie for the lead with just 5 games left! Standings after 9 rounds 1-2. Karjakin, Sergey gm RUS 2760 M * 1 . ½ . ½ ....
Anand defeated Aronian, back in the lead with Karjakin
Anand – Aronian (1-0) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3 Ne7 9. Nc2 Ng6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Ne3...
Back to #1 for the Tiger
Viswanathan Anand Regains India No. 1 Ranking After Brief Slip Viswanathan Anand fell behind Pentala Harikrishna in ELO rating after his fourth round loss at the Candidates Chess. The five-time world champion is back as India No. 1 after...
#1 no more after 3 decades
Viswanathan Anand loses India number one ranking for the first time in three decades Pentala Harikrishna replaces Anand as India’s number one chess player. For the first time in close to three decades, Viswanathan Anand has lost his India...
Can Anand challenge Carlsen again in 2016?
Viswanathan Anand faces a big challenge at Candidates PTI | Mar 10, 2016, 07.37 PM IST MOSCOW (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will look to defy odds as he faces his toughest challenge in recent years at the...
Firestorm in Zurich
Oleg Skvortsov triggers storm after Hikaru Nakamura’s victory in Zurich Leonard Barden Friday 19 February 2016 13.55 EST Speed chess is gaining popularity, but this week’s event in Zurich, yet another victory for the US champion Hikaru Nakamura, proved...