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Anand draws with Meier again at Grenke Chess Classic

Baden-Baden, Feb 10: World champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, forced to sign peace with lowest-ranked Georg Meier of Germany in the third round of the Grenke Chess Classic here. Playing black for the second time ...

Chess player wins Ekalavya Puraskar

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: International chess player Debasis Das has won the prestigious 'Ekalavya Puraskar' for 2012 in recognition of his outstanding performance in sports. Instituted in 1993 by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the award carries a cash prize ...

International chess competition in Vizag from Oct 25

Visakhapatnam, Oct 9: Around 16 countries will take part in the 2nd Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Championship commencing here from Oct 25. Addressing a press conference here today, Organising Committee Chairman and Andhra Pradesh Minister for Investments and...

Viswanathan Anand rules out any plans of retirement

Chennai, Sep 16: At 42, Viswanathan Anand is the second oldest of the top ten FIDE ranked players in the world, but the reigning world chess champion today ruled out any plans of retiring. Anand, who won the world championship ...

Jaya hands over Rs 2 crore to Viswanathan Anand

Chennai, Jun 6: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today presented a cheque of Rs two crore to Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship crown for the fifth time. Anand, along with his wife Aruna, called on Jayalalithaa ...

Jayalalithaa Hands Over Rs 2 Crore To Viswanathan Anand

No plans to retire: Anand

Chennai, Jun 3: He has been the undisputed world champion for the past five years but Indian chess veteran Viswanathan Anand has no plans of calling it quits just yet as he says his morale is on a high after beating a ...

Jubilant fans welcome Viswanathan Anand back home

Chennai, June 3: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand received a rousing welcome by his fans here, who lined-up in good numbers to greet him, as the chess wizard returned home yesterday after winning his fifth world title. Anand defeated Israeli ...

Jaya announces Rs 2 cr reward for Viswanathan Anand

Chennai, June 1: Tamil Nadu government announced Rs 2 crore reward for Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship crown for a fifth time. In recognition of his achievement in retaining the World Chess Championship crown, "Chief Minister ...

Viswanathan Anand wins World Chess Championship for 5th time

New Delhi, May 30: Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand defended his World Championship title in chess when he beat Israel's Boris Gelfand in a tense final tie-breaker. He beat Gelfand in a four-match tie-breaker 2.5-1.5. The match was played in Moscow. This ...

Anandwins World Chess Championships Title For 5 Th Time

Anand wins World Chess Championships title for fifth time

Moscow, May 30: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand retained the World Chess Championships title, his fifth crown and fourth in a row, after beating Israel's Boris Gelfand in a tense rapid game tie-breaker here. Anand beat Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in rapid chess ...

World Chess: Anand stretched to tiebreaker by Gelfand

Moscow, May 29: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was stretched to the tie-breaker of the World Chess Championship by his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand following a draw in the 12th and final game here yesterday. The tenth draw in the 12-game ...

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World Chess: Anand-Gelfand split point in 11th game

Moscow, May 27: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand drew the 11th game against challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the World Chess Championship heads into a dramatic finish here. The 24-move draw in the penultimate game under the normal time control ...

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