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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moscow, May 22: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand struck back with a vengeance and scored the much-needed equaliser against Boris Gelfand in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship now underway here. On a day when everything worked in favour ...

Moscow, May 14: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand found himself in trouble before eking out a hard-fought draw against Boris Gelfand of Israel in a hotly-contested third round game of the World Chess Championship here today. Anand played safe in the ...