Moscow: Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered a jolt in his title defence as he lost to his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship in Moscow on Sunday. It turned out to be a disastrous day for Anand and he now trails 3.0-4.0 in the 12-game match with five games still to go. The momentum now shifts in favour of Gelfand who started as an...
09:41 PM, May 20, 2012
Moscow: Chess legend Garry Kasparov believes that reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand has lost motivation and the Indian, who is defending his title against Boris Gelfand right now, has been "sliding downhill" for the past few years. "What I think with Vishy is that he has lost motivation," Kasparov said in the commentary room of the championship where he came in as a guest of honour. Known to be outspoken,...
01:38 PM, May 19, 2012
Moscow: Victory continues to elude defending champion Viswanathan Anand as the Indian Grandmaster failed to break the deadlock yet again and had to settle for a draw against challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the sixth game of the World Chess Championship here on Friday. Anand did well to get an easy draw as black and the impasse continued. The scoreline at the halfway stage now reads 3-3. Gelfand could...
08:05 PM, May 18, 2012
Moscow: Victory continued to elude defending champion Viswanathan Anand as the Indian Grandmaster failed to break the deadlock yet again and had to settle for a draw against challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship on Thursday. This was the fifth successive draw in as many games and leaves the score tied at 2.5-2.5. Gelfand will now wield white in the sixth game...
09:02 PM, May 17, 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
Moscow: 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 on Monday. Anand played safe in the dying stages to settle for a draw after 37 moves. The scores now stand level at 1.5-1.5 in the 12-game series in progress at the Tretyakova Gallery here. The position was...
09:03 AM, May 15, 2012
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi has won the Asian continental chess championship despite losing to A R Saleh Salem of UAE in the final round that concluded in Ho Chi Minh City. Negi finished the tournament on 7 points and was tied for first place along with Yu Yangyi of China. But in their direct encounter earlier in the championship, Negi had beaten Yangyi, which helped him...
08:50 PM, May 13, 2012
Moscow: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand showcased fresh preparation as black and got an easy draw against rival Boris Gelfand in the second game of the World Chess Championship now in progress here. Anand equalised easily out of the opening springing a surprise as early as on move five by going for a rare move as black. Gelfand spent a lot of time, and it was clear that his ammunition had...
09:10 PM, May 12, 2012
Moscow: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was held at bay by a solid defensive play by his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the first game of the World Chess Championship ended in a tense draw here on Friday. Anand drew the favourable colour in the first game, but could not call the shots that he is used to in World Championship matches as his efforts were met with a perfect...
09:04 PM, May 11, 2012
London: Viewers of BBC Scotland were on Thursday pleasantly surprised when Prince Charles appeared on their screens to present the weather, and cracked some jokes in the process. He delivered the lunchtime weather bulletin when he and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the BBC's Glasgow office. BBC Scotland is currently celebrating 60 years of operation. Prince Charles appeared initially to fiddle around the 'clicker' which is used to change the...
10:08 PM, May 10, 2012
Moscow: Current world champion Viswanathan Anand of India will be up against Boris Gelfand of Israel in the World Chess Championship, starting in Moscow from Friday. The $2.55 million championship will see 12 games to be played from May 11 to 28, with a playoff on May 30, if required. Anand is the defending champion, having held the title since 2007. He last defended his title by winning the 2010...
08:56 AM, May 10, 2012
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, better known as Prince William and Kate Middleton are celebrating their first wedding anniversary on Sunday. ...
10:04 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands): Asian champion P Harikrishna put up another sterling show to beat Illya Nyzhnyk of Ukraine and stretch his lead to a full point after the end of the ninth round of the 'B' group of Tata Steel Chess Tournament here. Taking his tally to an impressive seven points out of a possible nine, Harikrishna made his tactics work again and Nyzhnyk had no clue what hit...
01:33 PM, Jan 25, 2012
The Duchess of Cambridge has been crowned the beauty icon of 2011. She beat her own fashion icon Angelina Jolie, who is at number 18, to snag the top spot. ...
06:05 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Mardin: India finished fourth after losing their last round against champions China 1.5-2.5 in the 2011 world women's chess team championship. India were placed fourth, though they tied with Ukraine on 11 points behind Russia (second) and Georgia (third). In the China-India match, three games ended in draws and Zhao Xue defeated Tania Sachdev on the third board. "India wanted a quick draw, but our players hoped to fight. Zhao...
05:49 PM, Dec 28, 2011
Mardin: India squandered an opportunity to win the women's world chess team championship losing 1-3 to Georgia while China won the title despite losing to Ukraine 1.5-2.5 in the eighth round. Among other contenders Russia beat South Africa 4-0 but that could only catapult them to second position with no chance of catching up with China on board-points Monday, reports Xinhua. World champions Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi...
04:29 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Mardin: Grand Master D Harika scored the only win of the day for the side as India edged past Greece 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round to stay in medal contention in the world women team chess championship here. Harika defeated Marina Makropoulou while Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev and Padmini Rout all settled for draws. On the top board for India, Grand Master Humpy in fact stood slightly worse against top...
03:15 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Mardin, Turkey: The Indian eves failed at the first major hurdle as they went down 1-3 to Russia in the sixth round of the World Women Team Chess Championship on Sunday. After a rocking first half that saw them win four and draw one match, the Koneru Humpy-led girls could not hold their nerves together and spoilt what could have been a drawn match. Tania Sachdev lost on the third...
06:35 PM, Dec 25, 2011
Mardin, Turkey: Grandmaster Koneru Humpy maintained her all-win record as the Indian girls blanked Vietnam 4-0 to maintain the sole second position after the end of the fifth round of the World Women Team Chess Championship on Friday. With four rounds still to go, China continued to lead the table with 10 match points and the Indians are just one point behind. For the fourth time in five games, Humpy...
04:23 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Mardin: The Indian women came up with a spectacular performance to crush Armenia 3.5-0.5 in the fourth round and take the sole second spot in the World Team Chess Championship here. Grand Master Koneru Humpy yet again provided the much-needed support and defeated top Armenian Elina Danielian while Tania Sachdev and Soumya Swaminathan delivered the goods on the last two boards to ensure an excellent victory. With this win, the...
03:37 PM, Dec 22, 2011
