Chennai – Into The News Again
Not for the tennis tournament, not for the IPL galas, but this time for the most less-spoken game of chess – The World Chess Tournament will be taking place in Chennai next year,…
A Mess With Chess
Chess is one of the oldest games in the world. According to what is known so far, it is believed that chess had its beginnings in the northwest region of India in around…
Anand Finishes Second In Tata Chess; Nakamura Champion
Winding up at the thirteenth round, the Tata Steel chess championship title went into the hands of USA’s Hikaru Nakamura, beating India’s Viswanathan Anand at Wijk aan Zee on Sunday. The World’s No….
Tata Chess: Anand Makes A Draw With Grischuk
Indian chess star Viswanathan Anand’s draw with Alexander Grischuk at the Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijik aan Zee in the Netherlands paved way for USA’s Nakamura to catch up with him in…
Chess: Anand To Be Exposed To A Tough Competition
Holand the host nation of the Tata Steel chess tournament for 2011, showcasts action packed performances from various chess masters of the world. World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, faces a series of stiff…
Chess: Humpy Crashed Out Against Yifan Double Time
Hatay, Dec 19: It was yet again disappointing moment for Koneru Humpy, as she successively second straight time lost against the 16 year old China’s Hou Yifan, in the semi-finals of the Women’s…
Viswanathan Anand Loses Again, Mcshane The Cause
New Delhi, Dec 10: Viswanathan Anand, yet again on successive second day failed to convert the slight of the advantage into a win, as he upsets again. He lost against the England’s Luke…
Chess: Duo Indians Humpy And Harika Made It To Second Round
Hatay, Dec 07: After winning the opening game, the Grandmaster Koneru Humpy will play against the International master Jovanka Houska, from England in the second round of the World Women’s chess championship. Humpy…
Carlsen Backed Off From World Chess Championship
World No. 2 Magnus Carlsen will not participate in next year’s candidate’s matches basically to find the challenger for champion Viswanathan Anand in 2012. The World No. 1 superstar of Norwegian in this…
Chess Maestro Not Indian?
A move to confer an honorary doctorate on world chess champion Viswanathan Anand was today embroiled in a raging controversy over his citizenship, forcing him to decline the honour at least for now….



