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  Anand in command and a likely contender for Carlsen

  Other Sports | March 24, 2014 12:37 IST

  Khanty Mansiysk (Russia): Written off by critics and experts, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has come back with a big bang and is the most likely contender to challenge Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the

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  Carlsen dethrones Anand to become new World Chess Champion

  Other Sports | November 22, 2013 21:45 IST

  Chennai: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen dethroned Viswanathan Anand as the World Chess Champion with a 65 move draw in the 10th game here Friday.Carlsen, 22, becomes the first World Champion from Norway defeating the five-time champion

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  Magnificent Carlsen wins 9th game, takes three-point lead

  Other Sports | November 22, 2013 8:43 IST

  Chennai: Magnificent Magnus Carlsen is just a step away from being crowned the world chess champion. The Norwegian challenger won the nail biting ninth game against holder Viswanathan Anand in 28 moves and improved his

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  I will come back harder in the next game: Anand

  Other Sports | November 20, 2013 11:47 IST

  Chennai: Time might be running out and the throne slipping away but defending champion Viswanathan Anand made it clear that he will come back harder in the next game after drawing the eighth tie of

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  Anand, Carlsen draw their eighth game

  Other Sports | November 19, 2013 18:22 IST

  Chennai: Not wanting to take any chances with Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen's king pawn two square forward push, defending champion Vishwanathan Anand went for the solid Berlin defence and drew the eighth game of their

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  Anand draws seventh game, Carlsen remains two points ahead

  Other Sports | November 18, 2013 18:40 IST

  Chennai: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand could not break through the defenses of challenger Magnus Carlsen and had to be content with a draw in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship here today.     It

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  World Chess: Carlsen again defeats Anand, takes two point lead

  Other Sports | November 16, 2013 21:13 IST

  Chennai:  Norwegian challenger for the world chess title, Magnus Carlsen, comfortably outplayed defending champion Vishwanathan Anand in 67 moves in their sixth game of the 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship here Saturday.With this, Carlsen is

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  It was scary but not a disaster: Carlsen

  Other Sports | November 13, 2013 12:27 IST

  Chennai: World number one Magnus Carlsen today termed the drawn third game of the World Championship match against Viswanathan Anand here as scary but insisted that it was not a disaster for him in any

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  World Chess Championship: Anand Draws Game 1 With Carlsen

  Other Sports | November 09, 2013 23:56 IST

  Chennai: World champion Viswanathan Anand started his title defense in style, holding off world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to a draw in quick time in the first game of the World chess championship