Former Under-14 world champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi clinched the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13t

Chess ace Viswanathan Anand is in the midst of energy-sapping preparations for his world championship duel with Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in November.

The city witnessed a battle of minds in a game of blitz chess on Saturday in the Red Bull Battle for the Queen 2013- Delhi Qualifiers at Modern School, Vasant Vihar. A total of 120 chess enthusiasts engaged themselves in a mentally stimulating game of strategy and sportsmanship.

The International Olympic Committee has put in a spanner in the works for corruption-tainted officials eyeing a comeback into the Indian Olympic Association fold.

Soumya Swaminathan could barely recall her previous stint at the national women’s Challengers chess, back in 2005.

At the inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League, most women’s doubles players will be conspicuous by their absence.

International Master Ivana Maria Furtado of Goa defeated Delhi’s 12th seed Madhurima Shekhar in the Dr KL Garg Memorial national junior Under-19 chess championship in Lucknow.

Tamil Nadu’s Michelle Catherina came up with a strong show, holding second seed and Fide Master Rucha Pujari of Maharashtra 6-6 in the eighth round of the 28th national junior girls Under-19 chess cha

Tamil Nadu’s Aravindh Chithambaram stunned third seed and International Master Prasanna Raghuram Rao of Maharashtra 5-4 in the fifth round of the Dr KL Garg Memorial national junior Under-19 chess cha

World champion Viswanathan Anand crushed his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round to jump to the joint second spot in the Norway Chess 2013 super tournament, here.