A few words of encouragement penned by Viswanathan Anand in his official letter head is one of the most prized possessions of International Women Master M. Saimeera Ravi.

“Through a common friend, I

The defending World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, who has held the title since 2007, will be playing against Israel’s Boris Gelfand in May later this year in Russia to defend his crown.

To comm

In a bid to revive the long-held tradition of chess in Kozhikode , the All Kerala Chess Association and Fischer Chess Academy will be organising a CAI Chess Carnival-2012 in the city from March.

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What is the similarity between Sachin Tendulkar and chess player Nimmy A. George? Yes, they are both sportspersons, but that is the wrong answer.

They stand on the threshold of a slippery milestone.I

Thirteen-year-old Diptayan Ghosh upset third seed Grand Master Oliver Barbosa in the third round of the 4th Chennai Open GM Chess Tournament on Thursday.

The Kolkata boy playing black forced the GM t

Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Defence, Caro-Kann Defence, English Opening — all these might become popular terms with school students across Tamil Nadu in a couple of years’ time.

The exotic sounding terms are

All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Tuesday decided to recommend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for the coveted 'Bharat Ratna' award.

At its Central Council meeting this morning, the Federation unan

The Viswanathan Anand-Boris Gelfand world championship chess match in Moscow next year might have a football sub-plot. Gelfand, it is learnt, is a die-hard fan of Barcelona, probably the most popular

World champion Viswanathan Anand felt that the perception of people in India towards sports in general is changing and said we need to try and capitalise on the swing.

"I feel that Indian attitude to

Former Under 16 world champion S. P. Sethuraman of Tamil Nadu emerged sole leader with four points in as many rounds of the 49th national premier chess championship organised by Marathwada Chess Assoc