Anand working to raise his game ahead of World ChampionshipsPTI 20 December 2009, 08:42pm IST BANGALORE: Having endured a rather unproductive year in terms of achievement, World chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he is working to raise his game...
An off year
My performance dropped this year: Vishwanathan AnandNandini Kumar / DNASunday, December 20, 2009 2:12 IST Bangalore: His name may be the quintessential synonym for victory, but the year 2009 has not been a favourable one for Viswanathan Anand, the...
Still a lot of chess left in me
Still a lot of chess left in me, says champ AnandSubmitted by Jatin Malhotra on Fri, 12/11/2009 – 08:24 “Forty is the old age of youth,” said author Victor Hugo. Times have changed thereafter to ‘life begins at 40’...
It has been a reasonable year
Sport – Chess It has been a reasonable year: Anand. Arvind Aaron Chennai: “It was a reasonable year,” said World chess champion Viswanathan Anand about the year which has gone by. He has completed all the tournament engagements for...
Australia’s first world champion
Student takes nation’s first world chess titleAngus HohenbokenFrom: The AustralianNovember 24, 2009 12:00AM A MELBOURNE student has become Australia’s first world champion face-to-face chess player after winning the world under 12 titles in Turkey. Bobby Cheng, 12, beat a...
The eternal Cuban World Champion
José Raúl Capablanca: The eternal Cuban ChampionBy: Liduan Lezcano Marín José Raúl Capablanca Graupera was born in November 19th ,1888, in Havana, he was a genius of the chess. Seeing his father play when he was hardly four years...
New World Champion Crowned
Obama wins world chess championship By A. BARTON HINKLE Guest columnist Published: October 24, 2009 The World Chess Federation today announced that Barack Obama had become the world chess champion, nudging aside former undisputed champion Viswanathan Anand of India....
It’s Vishy!
Vishwanathan Anand: The king in the battle of pawns21 Jun 2009, 0208 hrs IST, Abhimanyu Chakravorty, ET Bureau If you thought that brawn is mightier than brain, then checkmate. For in the battle of pawns we know who the...
Anand keen on keeping the title as long as possible
Anand keen to keep world title as long as possible 19 Jun 2009, 2012 hrs IST, PTI JAIPUR: World champion Viswanathan Anand is eager to retain his title as long as possible and feels being a family man has...
I dream of playing good chess
My goal is to play good chess: AnandThe HinduFriday, January 16, 2009 Jaipur (PTI): Viswanathan Anand may be the world chess champion but to him winning titles matter little compared to playing good chess. “Winning titles does not mean...