In one of the two blitz games of the day, Kasparov again won the first game to lead 8.5-3.5 going in to the final day of the ...

India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa thanked his mentor Viswanathan Anand after reaching the historic milestone of becoming India's top-ranked player. Pragg overtook world classical chess champion D ...

Chennai did host a World Championship event in 2013, when Anand was the reigning champion and battling a young Magnus Carlsen ...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by ...

At Kolkata Centre for Creativity, chess legend opened up on his new book, lessons from failure, modern chess and why ...

India’s Nihal Sarin clinched the Open Rapid section title at the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 in Kolkata on Friday.

The world marks International Chess Day on July 20, an occasion to celebrate the brilliance and mental artistry of the game. On the special day, Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand spoke about how ...

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Viswanathan Anand, the five-time world champion, discusses his new book for young chess players, 'Lightning Kid', and his ...

Viswanathan Anand, who had become India’s first Grandmaster played Dibyendu Barua, Calcutta’s own, in 1992; Such was the ...

Nihal Sarin has won the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 Open Rapid title in Kolkata despite a last-minute entry, finishing ahead ...

Vishy Anand is the best player in the world, playing vibrant and exciting chess. In the past two years, the results of the top two Russians, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, are pale in comparison ...