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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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  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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  World chess championship: Anand ends second game with a draw

  Other Sports | November 10, 2013 18:38 IST

  Chennai: Indian ace chess player and defending champion Viswanathan Anand, drew his second game against world's No.1 player, Magnus Carlsen in the world chess championship in Chennai on Sunday. Anand and Carlsen share points with

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  Remembering the original superstar of Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna

  Bollywood | July 18, 2013 23:19 IST

  New Delhi: The evergreen actor Rajesh Khanna is not among us today but his memories will continue to stay forever. The actor left the world mourning on July 18, 2012. In fact we could say Rajesh

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  'Fukrey 2' in pipeline?

  Bollywood | July 03, 2013 15:55 IST

  Mumbai, July 3:  "Fukrey" actor Ali Fazal hints about a sequel to Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's small-budget production venture.At the success party of "Fukrey" Tuesday, when asked where does he see the celebrations going,

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  Anand to defend world chess title in home town

  Other Sports | April 08, 2013 14:51 IST

  Chennai, Apr 8: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday said the state will host the World Chess Championship this November between reigning champion from India Viswanathan Anand and the challenger Norway's Magnus Carlsen.Making the

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  Facts you would like to know about 'Kaka' Rajesh Khanna

  Bollywood | July 18, 2013 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: The evergreen actor Rajesh Khanna is not among us today but his memories will continue to stay forever. The actor left the world mourning on July 18, 2012. In fact we could say Rajesh

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  Anand tames Gawain Jones in London Chess

  Other Sports | December 07, 2012 19:35 IST

  London, Dec 7: World champion Viswanathan Anand ended the winless draught by defeating Grandmaster Gawain Jones of England in the fifth round of London Chess Classic.Under pressure to score a victory, Anand outclassed Jones and

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  Anand hopes India will bag five Olympic medals

  Other Sports | July 24, 2012 9:46 IST

  Patna, Jul 23: Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand today hoped that India would win five medals in different events in 2012 London Olympics.Anand came here to take part in a function here and said that he was

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  It was Kishore, not Rajesh Khanna, who was to do the role of Anand

  Bollywood | July 19, 2012 22:33 IST

  Mumbai: It was actor-singer Kishore Kumar, not Rajesh Khanna, who was to do the role of Anand Sehgal in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Anand, one of the top 25 must-see Bollywood films. But a hilarious

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  Anand says he has no plans to retire soon

  Other Sports | June 03, 2012 19:12 IST

  Chennai, Jun 3: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today ruled out retiring from the game in the near future and said that he was enjoying his game after beating Boris Gelfand in the “biggest

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  Anand held by Gelfand, scores remain level

  Other Sports | May 24, 2012 21:36 IST

  Moscow, May 24: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice and settled for an easy draw as white against Challenger Boris Gelfand in the tenth game of the World Chess Championship that concluded

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  Anand plays out third draw against Gelfand

  Other Sports | May 15, 2012 9:18 IST

  Moscow, May 15: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand found himself in trouble before eking out a hard-fought draw against Boris Gelfand of Israel in a hotly-contested third round game of the World Chess Championship here today.Anand

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  Anand draws as black in World Chess Championship

  Other Sports | May 12, 2012 21:40 IST

  Moscow, May 12: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand showcased fresh preparation as black and got an easy draw against rival Boris Gelfand in the second game of the World Chess Championship now in progress here.Anand equalised

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  Anand-Gelfand first game ends in a draw

  Other Sports | May 11, 2012 21:16 IST

  Moscow, May 11: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand was held at bay by a solid defensive play by his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel as the first game of the World Chess Championship ended in a

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  Anand Finishes Second In World Blitz Championship

  Other Sports | November 19, 2009 21:40 IST

  Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a second place finish in the World Blitz Chess Championship after managing 28 points, three behind the winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway.  Anand, who started off brilliantly by