Anand, who finished a disappointing tied third in the Sinquefield Cup last month, needs 13 points from the remaining two legs in Bucharest (November 6-10) and Kolkata to seal a spot in the GCT Finals which carries a prize purse of USD 350,000. read more

The 49-year-old Indian recovered ground in the blitz competition by scoring 10.5 points from a possible 18. read more

Prithu Gupta’s achievement came 31 years after Viswanathan Anand had become India’s first Grandmaster. read more

Anand was at the top of his game against Carlsen in the second round wherein the reigning world champion left no stones unturned to inflict second defeat in a row to Anand. read more

The tournament is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess, FIDE, the world chess body, said in a statement. read more

Anand, who lost to world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Armageddon game in the first round, was out of sorts in the classical game against Mamedyarov wherein he held a decent position for a long time. read more

It turned out to be a difficult day at office as Anand survived an inferior middle game and then a subsequent endgame against Carlsen for a long time. read more

Both Anand and Carlsen have included Tata Steel India in their schedule as one of the three rapid and blitz events, the organisers announced on Wednesday. read more

Anand found some fine defensive moves to steer the game to a draw and while the Indian ace can no longer win the tournament, chances of a podium finish remain with just one round to come in the first super tournament of the year. read more

Viswanathan Anand’s quest for a sixth title in the Tata Steel chess tournament suffered a serious setback as he lost to reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. read more

Placed fourth after the first leg on Tuesday, the 48-year-old had a dream run on the final day to secure six wins and three draws in the nine rounds to draw level with the world No 3 American Nakamura to force a play-off. read more

Nihal Sarin did exceedingly well by forcing a draw with five-time World Champion Anand in the eighth round of the Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament here. read more

Nihal, who became the 12th-youngest GM in chess a few months back and has a rating of 2576 in classical chess, impressed with the calm manner in which he tackled the pressure of playing some of the biggest stars of the game. read more

Virat Kohli had stirred up a massive controversy and was trolled on social media and slammed by critics over his “I don’t think you should live in India” response to an enthusiast who called the skipper overrated read more

Viswanathan Anand last played in the country at his hometown in 2013 when he lost the World Championship title to Magnus Carlsen of Norway. read more