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Viswanathan Anand wins Rapid event at Tal Memorial - Times of India

Sun, 03/04/2018 - 10:12am

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Viswanathan Anand wins Rapid event at Tal Memorial
Times of India
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand won the rapid event at the 11th Tal Memorial chess in Moscow on Sunday evening. The World rapid champion finished the event with 6 points while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (with 5 points) came second. The event is a 10-player ...
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Tal Memorial Chess Day 2: Viswanathan Anand beats Hikaru Nakamura in final round to become joint leader - Firstpost

Sun, 03/04/2018 - 7:48am

Firstpost

Tal Memorial Chess Day 2: Viswanathan Anand beats Hikaru Nakamura in final round to become joint leader
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Three more rounds of rapid games were played on day two of the Tal Memorial Rapids. But unlike day one, the second day was rather peaceful and featured only three decisive games. However, despite the low number of decisive games, there was an important ...

Viswanathan Anand wins Rapid event at Tal Memorial - The Times of India

Sun, 03/04/2018 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand wins Rapid event at Tal Memorial  The Times of India

Chess News: Viswanathan Anand won the rapid event at the 11th Tal Memorial chess in Moscow on Sunday evening. The World rapid champion finished the ...

You can’t really talk to a phantom: Vishwanathan Anand - Economic Times

Sun, 03/04/2018 - 2:00am
You can’t really talk to a phantom: Vishwanathan Anand  Economic Times

From crashing out in the second round of the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi in 2017 to staging a stunning comeback by winning Riyadh rapid championship last ...

Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Nakamura in sixth round to stay in joint lead in Tal Memorial - Scroll.in

Sat, 03/03/2018 - 10:03pm

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Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Nakamura in sixth round to stay in joint lead in Tal Memorial
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World Rapid Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura to end a run of two consecutive stalemates and stay in joint lead after six rounds of the Tal Memorial Rapid chess tournament in Moscow. Anand, playing white, needed 42 moves to ...

R Praggnanandhaa: The boy who could be king - The Indian Express

Sat, 03/03/2018 - 12:58pm

The Indian Express

R Praggnanandhaa: The boy who could be king
The Indian Express
He was (and is) too young to grasp the complexities of the man, but enshrined him alongside other idols, contemporary greats like Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. His sister Vaishali fished out more details of Fischer – notably his all-consuming ...

Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Firstpost

Sat, 03/03/2018 - 4:24am

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Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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It all started with the world championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand held in the same year and, since then, Chess in Museums has been going strong. The event will consist of a three day rapid and a one day blitz tournament ...

Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Firstpost

Sat, 03/03/2018 - 4:23am

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Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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In its 11th edition this year, the Tal Memorial will be played in the Museum of Russian Impressionism in Moscow which one of the leading private museums in Russia. The tournament is a part of the international program implemented by Russian Chess ...

Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar... - Firstpost

Sat, 03/03/2018 - 2:00am
Tal Memorial Chess Day 1: Viswanathan Anand placed joint second after last round loss to Shakhriyar...  Firstpost

In the light of Anand winning the World Rapid Championship a couple of months ago, he is clearly one of the favourites to win the rapid leg at Tal Memorial.

Mind Games - India Today

Fri, 03/02/2018 - 8:51pm

India Today

Mind Games
India Today
Welcome to the Pro Chess League, a 12-week online tournament between teams featuring most of the world's elite players-including world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway Gnomes), former world champion Viswanathan Anand (Mumbai Movers) and most of the ...

Mamedyarov Leads Tal Memorial Rapid After Day 1 - Chess.com

Fri, 03/02/2018 - 11:11am

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Mamedyarov Leads Tal Memorial Rapid After Day 1
Chess.com
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov leads the Tal Memorial after three rounds. The Azerbaijani grandmaster is on 2.5/3 with six rapid rounds to go, and then a final day of blitz. The Tal Memorial has returned to the calendar, albeit in a different form. To give ...

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess' - The Hindu

Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:34am

The Hindu

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess'
The Hindu
... Belgrade University and has no plans of pursuing a chess career as of now,” said 31-year-old Hari, who met the former chess player at world age group tournaments two decades ago. “She quit the game in 2002 and started accompanying her younger ...

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Pro Chess League need of the hour for upcoming Indian Chess players, say experts - Hindustan Times

Wed, 02/28/2018 - 7:55am

Hindustan Times

Pro Chess League need of the hour for upcoming Indian Chess players, say experts
Hindustan Times
New Delhi: The Pro Chess League, an online rapid chess competition which began in 2016, is giving a different dynamic to the sport. Out of the 32 teams participating in the Pro Chess League, two teams are from India – Delhi Dynamites and Mumbai Movers ...

P. Harikrishna to wed former chess player from Serbia - Sportstarlive

Wed, 02/28/2018 - 2:35am

Sportstarlive

P. Harikrishna to wed former chess player from Serbia
Sportstarlive
No chess for partner. Unlike him, however, his partner will not pursue a career in chess. “Nadezda finished her graduation in Economics from the Belgrade University and has no plans of pursuing chess career as of now,” the 31-year-old Hari said ...
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TOISA will make me more confident as a player: Divya Deshmukh - Times of India

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 11:31pm

Times of India

TOISA will make me more confident as a player: Divya Deshmukh
Times of India
While Divya won the Popular Choice award, Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli was named Chess Player of the Year. Nashik-based GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and teenagers Vidya Pillai and R Vaishali were also nomiated. To become the Popular Choice, Divya pipped ...

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess' - The Hindu

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:13pm

The Hindu

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess'
The Hindu
... Belgrade University and has no plans of pursuing a chess career as of now,” said 31-year-old Hari, who met the former chess player at world age group tournaments two decades ago. “She quit the game in 2002 and started accompanying her younger ...

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess' - The Hindu

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:13pm

'Nadezda has no plans of pursuing chess'
The Hindu
... Belgrade University and has no plans of pursuing a chess career as of now,” said 31-year-old Hari, who met the former chess player at world age group tournaments two decades ago. “She quit the game in 2002 and started accompanying her younger ...

Adhiban Baskaran interview: I believe beating big players is part of my destiny - Firstpost

Mon, 02/26/2018 - 5:12am

Firstpost

Adhiban Baskaran interview: I believe beating big players is part of my destiny
Firstpost
Tell us about your draw against Viswanathan Anand. It must have been a special feeling to draw against someone you've idolised all your life. I think I was around 10 when I got the chance to play in a simul against Anand. Back then, I remember telling ...

Comeback of the Year nominees: Super Mom Mary, Prannoy's incredible Indonesia Open run and more - ESPN

Sun, 02/25/2018 - 1:35am

ESPN

Comeback of the Year nominees: Super Mom Mary, Prannoy's incredible Indonesia Open run and more
ESPN
Viswanathan Anand. Viswanathan Anand (centre) beat Vladimir Fedoseev (right) in a two-game tie-break to win gold at the 2017 World Rapid & Blitz Championship in Riyadh. Ian Nepomniachtchi (left) finished third. Salah Malkawi/ Getty Images. What they ...

Carlsen Tops Grenke Chess Classic Field - Chess.com

Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:14pm

Chess.com

Carlsen Tops Grenke Chess Classic Field
Chess.com
The Tal Memorial (rapid & blitz) runs 1-5 March, with Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Peter Svidler, Sergey Karjakin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Daniil Dubov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand, and Boris Gelfand. The Reykjavik ...

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