In a rare display of irritation, Viswanathan Anand, who has just won his fifth world title, on Friday hit out at chess great Gary Kasparov and other critics for suggesting that he lacked motivation.

India's world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday took the early lead against his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid fire battle of nerves to decide the biggest prize in the sport.

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand, who clinched his fifth World Championship title at Moscow on Wednesday, said he is really relieved to achieve the milestone after an incredibly tense battle with

Winning the World Championship for the fifth time after a nerve-wracking tie-breaker, Viswanathan Anand said he was too tense to be happy and was relieved that the result went in his favour.

"The ma

Viswanathan Anand needed a tie-breaker to overcome Boris Gelfand and claim his fifth world chess title. But it was all-square in the 12-game classical series at Moscow. Here is the lowdown on how Anan

Viswanathan Anand is a relieved man now. After losing game seven, he thought he had blown up the title.

But the immediate win in game eight boosted his morale that he held his nerve to defeat Israel

Nice guys may finish last in some fields but not in chess. Viswanathan Anand who set off a chess wave in India has conquered the world for a fifth time, an achievement few other Indian sportspersons c

There is no doubt that 10 draws took the sheen off the world chess championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Israeli GM Boris Gelfand. Pundits feel that the spate of draws has deprived the tit

India’s Viswanathan Anand retained his world chess championship title on Wednesday by beating Boris Gelfand of Israel in a tiebreak after the regular games had ended 6-6.

Anand won the rapid playoffs

Viswanathan Anand settled for an easy draw as white against Challenger Boris Gelfand in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship here on Thursday.

Playing his penultimate white game in the 12-g