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  India TV Sports Wrap on December 13: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | December 13, 2024 10:57 IST

  India TV Sports Wrap on December 13: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on December 13.

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  D Gukesh, youngest World Chess champion, earns whopping prize money as reward for remarkable feat

  Other Sports | December 13, 2024 10:59 IST

  Gukesh Dommaraju, popularly known as D Gukesh, is only the third Asian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship. India's Viswanathan Anand and China's Ding Liren had achieved the feat before the Chennai lad.

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  Gukesh in tears after beating Ding Liren to become 2nd Indian to be crowned world champion: WATCH

  Other Sports | December 12, 2024 20:00 IST

  Gukesh D defeated Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore to become the youngest-ever world champion in the history of the sport. Gukesh broke down into tears after defeating the defending champion Ding Liren.

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  Team India pulls out of World Cadet Chess Championship in Egypt midst Israel-Hamas war

  Other Sports | October 13, 2023 13:57 IST

  The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of players and officials. A total of 39 players were set to participate from India in the competition in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories. Moreover, the All India Chess Federation has also requested FIDE to postpone the tournament.

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  International Chess Day 2023: List of world chess champions till now

  Other Sports | July 19, 2023 14:22 IST

  A total of 17 players have held the classical title while six players won FIDE World Championships (1993-2006),

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  Will experiment with my playing: Viswanathan Anand

  Other Sports | November 02, 2017 23:43 IST

  The Indian Grandmaster will miss the World Championship as the organising committee earlier picked Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik over him as the wild card to Candidates meet.

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  I'll think about World Chess C'ship next year: Anand

  Other Sports | March 21, 2015 8:23 IST

  Mumbai: With the World Chess Championship slated for 2016, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday said he will start thinking about the Candidates tournament only next year."I am not thinking about the Candidates at

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  Carlsen held up his nerves better: Anand

  Other Sports | November 23, 2014 23:08 IST

  Chennai: In a battle of nerves between Norwegian World chess champion Magnus Carlsen held up his own better, said the losing challenger from India Viswanathan Anand Sunday.Addressing the media after losing the 11th game and

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  Anand loses 11th game; Carlsen retains World title

  Other Sports | November 23, 2014 22:14 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Magnus Carlsen asserted his supremacy over Viswanathan Anand for the second year in running as the Norwegian retained his World Championship title after defeating the Indian Challenger in the 11th game, here Sunday.The

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  Anand faces must-win situation against Carlsen

  Other Sports | November 22, 2014 16:28 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Trailing by a full point with just two games remaining, Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand would desperately need a victory to stay afloat against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match here

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  Anand draws again, Carlsen inches closer to title

  Other Sports | November 21, 2014 21:28 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan  Anand failed to break the ice and played out another draw in the tenth game of the world chess championship, here Friday.With the seventh draw in ten games, Anand

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  I still have some chances of winning: Anand

  Other Sports | November 20, 2014 20:57 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go, Viswanathan Anand Thursday said he was fine with an easy draw in the ninth game and insisted that he still has a

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  Anand makes easy draw but Carlsen closer to title

  Other Sports | November 20, 2014 20:33 IST

  Sochi (Russia): A well-prepared Viswanathan Anand managed the easiest of draws with black pieces in his ninth round match against Magnus Carlsen on Thursday but the Norwegian inched closer towards retaining his World Championship crown

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  Anand faces difficult situation against Carlsen

  Other Sports | November 19, 2014 13:35 IST

  Sochi: Facing a point deficit with just four games to go, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is in a now-or-never situation in the World Chess Championship match against Magnus Carlsen.With the scores favouring Carlsen

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  World Chess Championship: Anand draws with Carlsen, stays a point behind

  Other Sports | November 19, 2014 11:41 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Challenger Viswanathan Anand did not get much out of his prepared variation and had to settle for a draw in the eighth round to remain a point behind in the World Chess Championship

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  Viswanathan Anand salvages a draw after long game

  Other Sports | November 18, 2014 9:35 IST

  Sochi: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess championship against Magnus Carlsen now underway here.Trying to recuperate from a double

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  Anand loses sixth game to Carlsen, trails by one point now

  Other Sports | November 15, 2014 22:07 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on an optical blunder by Magnus Carlsen and went on to lose the sixth game of the World Chess Championship, here Saturday.Carlsen, thanks to the lucky victory, surged

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  Anand misses opportunity, draws fifth game with Carlsen

  Other Sports | November 14, 2014 20:52 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Vishwanathan Anand missed out on an opportunity to press for serious advantage and settled for a draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the fifth game of the world chess championship now underway

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  Anand sitting pretty ahead of fifth game

  Other Sports | November 13, 2014 20:01 IST

  Sochi (Russia): Playing in the new role of a challenger, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is sitting pretty ahead of the fifth game of the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen.With one victory, one

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  Anand, Carlsen split points in fourth game

  Other Sports | November 12, 2014 23:10 IST

  Chennai: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger India's Viswanathan Anand Wednesday decided to split points after 47 moves in their fourth game of the title match held in Russia.At the end of the