During September-October in 1995, P. Harikrishna would eagerly wait for his school teacher's update on the world chess championship match every day. “I was in fifth standard in a boarding school at G

Chennai: Indian GM Koneru Humpy will miss the live action of November's world chess championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. But she is keen on following the high-profile cont

Chennai: World number One Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen today expressed satisfaction at the arrangements made for his World Championship match against Indian great Viswanathan Anand as he inspecte

The score line 4.5-1.5 in favour of GM Viswanathan Anand against erstwhile Soviet Union GM Alexey Dreev might not even raise an eyebrow today. But then, in 1991, Anand was just an upcoming GM from t

It's a `manufactured' debate in my opinion, but one that deserves some attention nonetheless for the simple reason that for the first time a sportsperson has come seriously under the ambit of the hig

The Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand for India's highest civilian honour -- the Bharat Ratna. Though the clamour for this highest honour was for cricketing great Sachin

Moscow: Going through a tough time, world champion Viswanathan Anand will hope for a turn around as he faces Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the seventh round of Tal memorial chess tournament,

Moscow: Indian chess star Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock loss to next World Championship challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the fifth round and slipped to the joint seventh spot in the Tal Me

Moscow: World champion Viswanathan Anand opened his account with a draw against lowest-ranked Dmitry Andreikin of Russia in the second round of Tal Memorial Chess tournament here.
After suffering a s

Moscow (Russia): World champion Viswanathan Anand was off to a disappointing start, suffering a rare defeat as white against Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Tal Memorial Chess Tour