Kolkata | 10 months ago
I don't pay much attention to critics: Anand
Kolkata, July 12 - World chess champion Viswanathan Anand said Thursday he did not pay much attention to critics who have been raising questioning about his age despite his all-conquering run at the top.'The best is not to pay any attention to the critics. I play each championship hoping everything goes well. If you love the game and enjoy playing it you can play even at 42,' said Anand, who clinc ... read more

11 months ago
Gunina leads in World Chess Blitz Championship
Batumi -, June 5 - Valentina Gunina of Russia won all the eight games on the first day of the two-day women's World Chess Blitz Championship tourney, to lead with eight points.The Russian international master was this year's European individual chess champion.Sharing the temporary second place were Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine, Nana Dzagnidze from hosts Georgia, Anna Muzychuk from Slovenia and Natal ... read more

11 months ago
Bulgarian extends lead in chess rapid, blitz World championships
Batumi -, June 3 - Stefanova Antoaneta, the 2004 World champion from Bulgaria, has further extended her lead in the 2012 women's World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championships.The Grandmaster - tied one and won two games Saturday to sit atop the 50-player pack with 7.5 points from nine rounds of play, Xinhua reported.Her closest rival, 2008 world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia, garnered seven ... read more

11 months ago
Humpy leads at women's chess meet
Batumi -, June 2 - Koneru Humpy of India and Stefanova Antoaneta from Bulgaria kept their unbeaten record intact after day two and six rounds of play at the 2012 women's World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championships here.Both Grandmasters - of FIDE merits, scored four wins against two draws for five points from two days of competition Friday.The Indian GM was slightly ahead thanks to detailed calculat ... read more

Kolkata | 11 months ago
Calls of Bharat Ratna for Anand gain momentum
Kolkata/Chennai, May 30 - Saluting Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship title for the fifth time, Indian Grand Masters Wednesday described him as the country's greatest sportsperson of all-time and demanded he be conferred the nation's top civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.'Of course, Anand is the greatest sportsperson in our country of all time. One hundred and eighty countri ... read more

Kolkata | 11 months ago
Calls of Bharat Ratna for Anand gain momentum
Kolkata/Chennai, May 30 - Saluting Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship title for the fifth time, Indian Grand Masters Wednesday described him as the country's greatest sportsperson of all-time and demanded he be conferred the nation's top civilian award 'Bharat Ratna'.'Of course, Anand is the greatest sportsperson in our country of all time. One hundred and eighty countries ... read more

New Delhi | 11 months ago
List of Anand's victories
New Delhi, May 30 - List of Vishwanathan Anand's victories. The 42-year-old Indian won his fifth World Chess Championship title beating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in the tie-breaker in Moscow Wednesday.Notable Wins1986: Arab-Asian International Chess Championship1987: Sakthi Finance Grandmasters Chess Tournament 1988: 5 Hoogovens Chess Tournament1989: 2nd Asian Active Chess Championship, Hon ... read more

3 years ago
Anand cements place among all-time greats of chess
Chess players are by nature a sensitive lot. The slightest of things upset them - even the colour of the chair they sit on! So, to be forced to travel by road for 40 hours on the eve of the World Championship match would without doubt have been a trying time for one defending his world title. But not for Viswanathan Anand.With volcanic ash from Iceland forcing a suspension of flights all Europe a ... read more

3 years ago
Anand out of Mainz final for first time in 11 years
Mainz -, Aug 2 - World Champion Viswanathan Anand, an 11-time winner in Mainz, bowed out before the finals at a venue which has become synonymous with his name. Anand lost two of his first three games and ended third in the four-man event, which is now called the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess championship in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz. Anand had won the title every year in Mainz since Kasparo ... read more

4 years ago
Anand's panacea for global meltdown
New Delhi, Dec 19 - For once the master of 64-squares turned into an economist to provide insights and solutions to stay afloat in the worst global meltdown. Given his proclivity and skills to manoeuvre through difficult situations in a game of chess, Viswanathan Anand fielded a barrage of questions on a variety of topics at an NIIT online interactive session with professionals and management stu ... read more