Bryne, Norway: World champion Vishwanathan Anand was in for a shocker as he lost to Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fourth round of Norway Chess 2013 Super tournament while Sergey Karjakin of Russia remained on path of creating history after he scored a victory over Levon Aronian of Armenia.
Anand blundered his way from a level position and the concern about his white results remained. Out of the three white games so far in the tournament, the Indian has scored one win, one loss and one draw to keep it on an even keel.
Karjakin, meanwhile looks a man possessed as he went on to secure his fourth victory in as many games. The Ukrainian turned Russian has been in a new avatar and his uncompromising attitude has paid very high dividends.
Anand's challenger in the next world championship, Magnus Carlsen, yet again was held to a draw by Peter Svidler of Russia leaving the spectators wondering whether there will be a catch-up scenario with Karjakin....
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01:28 PM, May 13, 2013
Bryne, Norway: Fresh from a brilliant victory against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov, world champion Vishwanathan Anand will next take on Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fourth round of Norway chess 2013 Super Tournament. The three rounds for Anand have been contrasting so far. It was a sedate start with an easy draw as white against Levon Aronian of Armenia and then kind of a moral victory when Anand gave...
12:18 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Viswanathan Anand will defend his World Chess Championship title against world number one Magnus Carlsen in his home city as FIDE on Monday chose Chennai as the venue for the prestigious match. Even as it has been reported that Carlsen was not keen to play in Chennai and instead preferred Paris as the venue, the FIDE Presidential Board confirmed Chennai as the venue during a meeting at Baku,...
09:11 AM, May 06, 2013
St. Petersburg: Peaking at the right time, world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a facile victory against Laurent Fressinet of France to end up at a joint third spot after the seventh round of the Alekhine Memorial Chess Tournament on Tuesday. The victory helped Anand take his tally to four points out of a possible seven and the way it came was quite satisfying for the Indian ace. With just two...
02:54 PM, Apr 30, 2013
St. Petersburg: World Champion Viswanathan Anand got off to a good start in the second leg of Alekhine Memorial Chess Tournament by holding Vladimir Kramnik for an easy draw in the sixth round that concluded here on Monday. Ending the Paris leg on a high with a victory against Ding Liren of China, Anand has every reason to cheer with the result against Kramnik as in the remaining three rounds...
03:22 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Paris: World champion Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defenses of Chinese champion Ding Liren and jumped to sixth spot after the end of the fifth round of the Alekhine memorial chess tournament here at the Louvre. Ending the first leg of the tournament on a high, Anand proved too good for Liren, who had earlier beaten world number three Levon Aronian of Armenia in the tournament. It was simply an...
04:08 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Paris: World champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with joint-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagraev of France in the fourth round of Alekhine Memorial chess tournament. It turned out to be an easy affair for Anand as he went for an age-old variation in the Semi Slav defense and drew without sweating much. The day yet again provided just one decisive game and the beneficiary was...
07:59 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Chennai: There is some uncertainty over Chennai as the venue for the eagerly-awaited World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen after the World No 1 player from Norway expressed unhappiness with the FIDE's choice of venue. The FIDE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with All India Chess Federation and Tamil Nadu state association for holding the World Championship match in Chennai, the home city of...
06:21 PM, Apr 23, 2013
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a quick draw with Hikaru Nakamura of United States. ...
07:39 PM, Jan 13, 2013
It was a nerve-wracking game in which fortunes fluctuated many a times and the draw was probably a good result from a sporting point of view. ...
07:52 PM, Dec 10, 2012
It has become a now-or-never situation for Anand who is going to play all lower rated opponents in the upcoming rounds except Magnus Carlsen of Norway. ...
06:18 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Sao Paulo: World champion Viswanathan Anand's winless streak continued as he played out a tame draw against out-of-form Sergey Karjakin of Russia -- his fourth in as many games -- in the fourth round of fifth Final Masters here. Playing in his first tournament after his world championship triumph in Moscow earlier this year, Anand could not force a win against Karjakin and inched himself up to four points under...
12:44 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Sao Paulo: Aiming for a win that has so far been elusive, world champion Viswanathan Anand will lock horns with an out-of-form Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the fourth round of the fifth Final Masters here. With the business end of the tournament at Bilbao still more than a week away, Anand will be hoping for a positive result against Karjakin which may help him reach closer to the top...
12:43 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Viswanathan Anand has done it yet again. With his nail-biting victory over Boris Gelfand, Anand has proved that he is one of the greatest chess ...
06:18 PM, May 31, 2012
Moscow: World champion Viswanthan Anand played his fourth draw in the World Chess Championship against Boris Gelfand of Israel as the deadlock continued in the prestigious contest in Moscow on Tuesday. Playing black for the second time in the match, Anand continued his faith in the Slav defence and yet again did not have much difficulty equalising. It was a continuation of the discussion in the second game of the...
09:49 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: India's sporting legends lash out at the organisers, saying only sportsmen and sports lovers should be allowed to run the games. At the end of the day the athletes stand to lose out if the games can not be organised properly, say sportspersons PT Usha and Vishwanathan Anand who have made India proud. "I think sportpeople will bring their empathy and we will have some understanding for what...
09:35 AM, Sep 24, 2010
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11:57 PM, Aug 25, 2010
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12:07 AM, Aug 25, 2010
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11:49 PM, Aug 24, 2010
HRD Ministry had failed to give citizenship clearance to chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand to enable him to get an honorary doctorate from a university. ...
10:45 PM, Aug 24, 2010
