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Jayalalithaa death: Vishwanathan Anand leads tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) 6 December 2016 · #Ripamma to sportspersons was remarkable.In 2012 we were invited to meet her.We had arrived early & shown the waiting room . On (2/3). — Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) 6 December ...

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FIDE president thanks Grandmaster Karjakin for decent game at World Chess Championship
TASS
... Israel's Boris Gelfand was defeated by India's Viswanathan Anand. Carlsen, who also celebrated his 26th birthday on November 30, became the 16th World Chess Champion after beating Viswanathan Anand in 2013 and defeated the title twice since then.
Scott Cochran: Let your people excel at what they're good atBlueRidgeNow.com
Magnus Carlsen's dramatic fightback from 'certain' defeat cements his legendGulf Times
Carlsen retains title in birthday present to himselfStabroek News
The New Indian Express -Huffington Post
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Why Magnus Carlsen is the greatest, greater than even Viswanathan Anand
Hindustan Times
A day after India's Viswanathan Anand had defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the World Chess Championship match in Bonn in October 2008, this correspondent asked Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers whether Anand is the greatest chess player ever ...

Viswanathan Anand Draws With Levon Aronian to Finish 3rd at Tal ...
NDTVSports.com
The game with Levon Aronian was a tense affair wherein both players could claim to be slightly superior at some point in the game. However the Italian opening ...

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Viswanathan Anand Draws With Anish Giri, Out of Contention For Challenging World Champion Magnus Carlsen
NDTVSports.com
Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Holland's Anish Giri but bowed out of contention for a ticket to the World Championship after the 13th and penultimate round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here. (Candidates Chess: Viswanathan ...

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Rio Olympics Bound Athletes Should be The Focus: Viswanathan Anand
NDTVSports.com
At a time the sporting fraternity is divided over Salman Khan becoming brand ambassador for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Olympics, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday said that the focus should be to address the needs ...

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Viswanathan Anand takes a break from chess
NDTVSports.com
Having set up a world championship rematch against Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand looks like he had fun shooting at a range in Russia. The five-time world champion also went on a sleigh ride, after winning the Candidates tournament, in what was a ...

Viswanathan Anand Honoured With Doctorate by IIT Kanpur
NDTVSports.com
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of Science by Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th convocation ceremony in Kanpur. The 46-year-old Anand was bestowed with the degree by NITI aayog ...

Kids Love The World Chess Championship — Even The Draws
FiveThirtyEight
Thanks to this series of draws, he improved his world ranking from ninth to seventh in the ratings, leapfrogging the American Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Viswanathan Anand of India. At least Sunday's opening offered something new.
No country for old men- The New Indian ExpressThe New Indian Express
'Mozart of chess': The boy who became a grandmasterStuff.co.nz
World Chess Championship: Carlsen and Karjakin play out seventh straight drawWION
Times of India -Reuters -Variety
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Viswanathan Anand: A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
His words are true to any sport, as Viswanathan Anand proved yet again with his splendid showing at the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis (United States). That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano ...

No country for old men- The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: One of the first indications that Viswanathan Anand would one day take world chess by storm came in December 1991, when the then-22-year-old ...
Winless Relief For Magnus Carlsen - HIGH ON SPORTSHigh on Sports (blog)
World Chess Championship: After razor-sharp draw, match on thin ...Times of India

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Spectators watch and play at World Chess Championship in New York
Eyewitness News
"One of my biggest regrets in life is not going to the last World Chess Championship here in New York in 1995," Villeneuve said of the year when Russian great Garry Kasparov successfully defended his title against Viswanathan Anand of India at the ...
A Confused Magnus Carlsen Escapes With A Draw At The World Chess ChampionshipFiveThirtyEight
Film Review: 'Magnus'Variety
Political undertones still lurk at World Chess ChampionshipsIrish Times
Entertainment.ie -High on Sports (blog) -The Hindu
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A dutiful mind
The New Indian Express
His words are true to any sport, as Viswanathan Anand proved yet again with his splendid showing at the Champions Showdown tournament in St Louis (United States). That he beat two of the strongest players in the world — Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano ...

No country for old men
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: One of the first indications that Viswanathan Anand would one day take world chess by storm came in December 1991, when the then-22-year-old won the Reggio Emilia tournament, beating Garry Kasparov and finishing ahead of Anatoly Karpov.
A Confused Magnus Carlsen Escapes With A Draw At The World Chess ChampionshipFiveThirtyEight
Spectators watch and play at World Chess Championship in New YorkSBS
Film Review: 'Magnus'Variety
Film Journal -Entertainment.ie -High on Sports (blog)
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Spectators watch and play at World Chess Championship in New York
Reuters
"One of my biggest regrets in life is not going to the last World Chess Championship here in New York in 1995," Villeneuve said of the year when Russian great Garry Kasparov successfully defended his title against Viswanathan Anand of India at the ...
A Confused Magnus Carlsen Escapes With A Draw At The World Chess ChampionshipFiveThirtyEight
Film Review: 'Magnus'Variety
Magnus Carlsen: The making of a geniusTelegraph.co.uk
Irish Times -Film Journal -Entertainment.ie
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A Confused Magnus Carlsen Escapes With A Draw At The World Chess Championship
FiveThirtyEight
“Gonna be a draw,” a grandmaster texted me as the setting sun cast a red tinge on the East River off lower Manhattan. It was around 5 p.m. on Thursday, and my attention was split between the light filtering through the masts of the tall ships at the ...
Political undertones still lurk at World Chess ChampionshipsIrish Times
Sergey Karjakin Testing Carlsen's PatienceHigh on Sports (blog)
An action-packed draw in World title matchThe Hindu
Russia Beyond the Headlines
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Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships
Irish Times
It marks the first time New York has played host to a world title match since 1995, when Garry Kasparov retained his title against Viswanathan Anand on the 107th-floor observatory deck in the south tower of the World Trade Center. For the past week ...
Sergey Karjakin Testing Carlsen's PatienceHigh on Sports (blog)
An action-packed draw in World title matchThe Hindu
Can Russia regain its place at the top of world chess?Russia Beyond the Headlines

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Viswanathan Anand wants to gain consistency after St Louis win
Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand is having a solid 2016. The five-time world chess champion came third in the Candidates tournament, won the Leon Chess Masters Rapid tournament in June and finished joint third in the Tal Memorial. On Monday, the 47-year-old won ...