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Brains & bronze: Vidit inches towards spot among elite- The New ... - The New Indian Express

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 6:49pm

The New Indian Express

Brains & bronze: Vidit inches towards spot among elite- The New ...
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Vidit Santosh Gujrathi's graph has been on an upward curve for some time now. The 22-year-old added one more feather to his cap, bagging bronze ...

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Brains and bronze: Vidit inches towards spot among elite - The New Indian Express

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 6:49pm

The New Indian Express

Brains and bronze: Vidit inches towards spot among elite
The New Indian Express
He also had the satisfaction of finishing ahead of Viswanathan Anand in the World Rapid Championship, where he even held the five-time world champion to a draw! “Vidit, as usual, was consistent and despite the one loss made a great comeback,” reflected ...

India's Rameshbabu Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship - Sportskeeda

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 8:19am

Sportskeeda

India's Rameshbabu Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship
Sportskeeda
... bronze, Gujrathi qualified for the Chess World Cup to be held in Georgia in September. Other Indian's to have qualified for the 128-player single-elimination tournament are Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, S.P. Sethuraman and Deep Sengupta.

Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger Chess Tournament on June 5 - Mediamax.am

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 3:10am

Mediamax.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Stavanger Chess Tournament on June 5
Mediamax.am
The participants of the tournament are World champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Viswanathan Anand (India), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), ...

Levon Aronian to participate in Norway Chess 2017 - PanARMENIAN.Net

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 2:40am

PanARMENIAN.Net

Levon Aronian to participate in Norway Chess 2017
PanARMENIAN.Net
Also taking part in the event are world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Wesley So (U.S.), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Viswanathan Anand (India), Anish Giri (the ...
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Harikrishna's chance to make big leap from contestant to candidate - The New Indian Express

Sat, 05/13/2017 - 3:05am

The New Indian Express

Harikrishna's chance to make big leap from contestant to candidate
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Pentala Harikrishna made big leaps in 2016, breaking into the top 10, overtaking five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in the live rating once, besides inspiring Solingen to title triumph in the Bundesliga (German league). The 31-year-old ...

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Harikrishna's chance to make big leap from contestant to Candidate - The New Indian Express

Fri, 05/12/2017 - 6:10pm

The New Indian Express

Harikrishna's chance to make big leap from contestant to Candidate
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Pentala Harikrishna made big leaps in 2016, breaking into the top 10, overtaking five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in the live rating once, besides inspiring Solingen to title triumph in the Bundesliga (German league). The 31-year-old ...

Meet the female chess grandmaster who checked male privilege - The Times of Israel

Wed, 05/10/2017 - 12:39am

The Times of Israel

Meet the female chess grandmaster who checked male privilege
The Times of Israel
She has played fellow greats such as Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov — and world champion Viswanathan Anand of India, “one of my toughest [opponents],” she said. 'I'm optimistic that eventually a woman will win the ultimate world ...

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Perfect season: Baden-Baden rolls through powerful German chess league - Washington Times

Tue, 05/09/2017 - 11:07am

Washington Times

Perfect season: Baden-Baden rolls through powerful German chess league
Washington Times
In one sense it's not a shocker, as Baden-Baden recruited such superstars as U.S. GM Fabiano Caruana, Armenian GM Levon Aronian and former world champ Viswanathan Anand of India for some critical matches. But the workhorse alongside the team's ...

Anand helps Baden-Baden top Bundesliga - Times of India

Sat, 05/06/2017 - 12:43am

Anand helps Baden-Baden top Bundesliga
Times of India
KOLKATA: Viswanathan Anand played his part in helping Baden-Baden seal the German Bundesliga title earlier this week. Sixteen teams battled against each other in a roundrobin format in one of the strongest chess leagues of the world. The 15 rounds ...

Bihar chess prodigy siblings await sponsors to fulfill grandmaster dream - Hindustan Times

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 12:03am

Hindustan Times

Bihar chess prodigy siblings await sponsors to fulfill grandmaster dream
Hindustan Times
Kumar Gaurav and Saurav Anand both were awarded 'norm certificates' by former world chess champion and grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at the India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL) Wealth International Chess Championship-2017 in Mumbai.

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Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All' - Chess.com

Thu, 05/04/2017 - 5:58pm

Chess.com

Carlsen At Milken Institute: 'I Don't Presume To Know Much At All'
Chess.com
But also, there's no bullshit in his play. He doesn't care if he's playing me or any[one]. He goes about with his strategy and always poses me a great challenge. There are others like the Armenian player [Levon] Aronian, and the Indian [Viswanathan ...

A nine-year struggle to 'checkmate' as the Grandmaster - The New Indian Express

Wed, 05/03/2017 - 5:30pm

The New Indian Express

A nine-year struggle to 'checkmate' as the Grandmaster
The New Indian Express
But Srinath had a pot of gold waiting for him; just hours after he achieved his final norm, Viswanathan Anand put out a tweet. 'Congrats Srinath Narayan. Welcome to the GM fold. Still remember you visiting us many years ago & I tried suggesting books!

Power play: A history of the world in the chessboard's 64 squares - Washington Times

Tue, 05/02/2017 - 11:55am

Washington Times

Power play: A history of the world in the chessboard's 64 squares
Washington Times
As Russia has faded, the chess world has welcomed a new crop of superpowers from the east — with India producing a world chess champion in Viswanathan Anand and China dominating the women's game with a string of top female players. Whether the ...

Anand wins his 10th Rapid title - Times of India

Mon, 05/01/2017 - 12:48pm

Anand wins his 10th Rapid title
Times of India
GERMANY, August 20: Viswanathan Anand lifted his 10th Grenkeleasing Rapid championship title after defeating Armenian Levon Aronian in a cautiously played final here. The Indian beat Aronian 2.5-1.5 to complete an unbeaten run en route to another ...

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Grenke Chess Classic - BusinessWorld Online Edition

Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:31am

Grenke Chess Classic
BusinessWorld Online Edition
GM Levon Aronian won the 4th Grenke Chess Classic in Germany ahead of the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. This was a pretty short tournament, so when the Armenian GM raced to 4 straight wins starting round 3 he had already clinched the ...

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Zamudio: So intriguing life of GM Wesley So - Sun.Star

Wed, 04/26/2017 - 12:08am

Zamudio: So intriguing life of GM Wesley So
Sun.Star
In November 2015 he won the Bilbao Chess Masters Final tournament and in August 2016 he finished first in the Sinquefield Classic ahead of strong competitors that included former world champion Viswanathan Anand. He also dominated the London Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen not Mozart of chess - The Island.lk (subscription)

Sat, 04/22/2017 - 3:04pm

Magnus Carlsen not Mozart of chess
The Island.lk (subscription)
Carlsen was one of the youngest World Champions at 23 when he routed Viswanathan Anand in 2013 in Madras – Gary Kasparov became world champion at age 22 and Mikhail Tal at 23. He successfully defended the title against Anand in 2014 and in 2016 ...

CHESS#1248 - Business Standard

Fri, 04/21/2017 - 12:26pm

Business Standard

CHESS#1248
Business Standard
India's first GM, the one and only Viswanathan Anand, finished third in the Korchnoi Memorial in Zurich. The Zurich double-rounder had one “neo-classical” control (45 minutes all moves + 30 seconds increment from move 1) and one blitz control (10 mins+ ...

A van makes learning science and mathematics a lot of fun - The Hindu

Fri, 04/21/2017 - 6:44am

The Hindu

A van makes learning science and mathematics a lot of fun
The Hindu
... moral story and posters of acclaimed personalities, including Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Subash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Sachin Tendulkar and Viswanathan Anand.

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