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  Anand draws with Aronian in Norway opener

  Other Sports | May 29, 2018 17:07 IST

  It was on the eighth move that Anand was caught unaware. Aronian was following an earlier game by countryman Hrant Melkumyan and as Anand confided to him after the game, he had not paid enough attention to this move order.  

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  Why women chess players are better than their male counterparts?

  People | February 01, 2018 11:21 IST

  When it comes to playing chess against a male opponent, women often outperform expectations, a new study claims.

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Wei Yi to stay in joint lead at Tata Steel Masters

  Other Sports | January 18, 2018 16:50 IST

  The Indian ace had scored an excellent victory over Caruana in the same opening a couple of days back but Wei Yi appeared better prepared.

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  World Blitz Championship: I did well in 2017 because of my stability, says Viswanathan Anand

  Other Sports | December 31, 2017 15:57 IST

  Anand said there have been very few people who have finished on the podium in both formats, which made the achievement all the more sweet.

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  Viswanathan Anand wins, Harika Dronavalli draws in round 3 of Isle of Man Chess tourney

  Other Sports | September 26, 2017 18:13 IST

  Anand will face Latvian grandmaster Shirov Alexei, while Harika will take on French Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet in the fourth round.

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  Viswanathan Anand shocked by Kovalyov; faces ouster threat from World Cup

  Other Sports | September 07, 2017 16:45 IST

  The World Cup is a knock out event with two games under normal time control followed by Rapid or blitz games to determine the winner.

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  Pentala Harikrishna, B Adhiban enter second round of World Chess Cup

  Other Sports | September 06, 2017 18:34 IST

  Former world champion Viswanathan Anand, S P Sethuraman and Vidit Gujarathi had already made it to the second round with victories under normal game itself.

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  Viswanathan Anand wins, P Harikrishna shocked in World Cup Chess opener

  Other Sports | September 03, 2017 23:54 IST

  Anand was superior in all departments of the game. The Alapin opening by the Malaysian did not bother the Indian ace much as he gained easy equality early in the opening.

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  Viswanathan Anand starts badly in St. Louis Rapid

  Other Sports | August 15, 2017 18:58 IST

  The Indian ace was pegged back by an opening round loss against Hikaru Nakamura of United States and then suffered another debacle against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round.

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Vachier-Lagrave to remain in joint lead

  Other Sports | August 11, 2017 21:31 IST

  Anand played his last white game in the tournament against Vachier-Lagrave and had a small advantage but the Frenchman was quite up to the task in defence and steered the game to a draw.

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Karjakin, remains in joint second spot

  Other Sports | August 09, 2017 23:21 IST

  With his fourth draw in five games combined with a brilliant victory over Fabiano Caruana of United States in the previous round, Anand garnered 3.5 points out of a possible six.

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  Viswanathan Anand draws with Armenia's Levon Aronian in Sinquefield Chess

  Other Sports | August 07, 2017 12:38 IST

  For Anand, the fourth draw serves him good as the Indian ace has not really been in great form in super events off late.

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  Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen to draw in Sinquefield Cup

  Other Sports | August 05, 2017 18:26 IST

  With three draws from as many games, Anand would need to post some victories if he intends to finish on the podium.

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  Viswanathan Anand held by Peter Svidler in Sinquefield Cup

  Other Sports | August 04, 2017 16:27 IST

  Anand holds an excellent record against Svidler but the Russian was simply too cautious having lost the first round of the tournament.

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  Viswanathan Anand to face Nakamura in Sinquefield Cup opener

  Other Sports | August 02, 2017 20:27 IST

  Viswanathan Anand will have to come out with an impressive performance in the super tournament that also has Magnus Carlsen of Norway starting as the top seed.

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  India's R Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship

  Other Sports | May 21, 2017 20:15 IST

  India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China, on Sunday.

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  12-year-old forced to quit chess tournament over 'seductive' dress

  Other Sports | April 30, 2017 18:18 IST

  A 12-year-old girl was forced to withdraw from a chess tournament in Malaysia after her dress was considered "seductive", her coach has claimed.

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  Chess is haram in Islam, says Saudi Arabia's grand mufti

  World | January 22, 2016 8:18 IST

  Dubai: Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh has ruled that the game of chess is 'forbidden' in Islam as it 'wastes time and leads to rivalry and enmity among people'.A video clip of Sheikh

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  Viswanathan Anand outplays Vachier-Lagrave; jumps to joint 2nd spot

  Other Sports | June 23, 2015 20:28 IST

  Stavanger: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a thumping victory over French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to jump to joint second spot after the end of the sixth round of Norway Chess tournament, which is a

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  Viswanathan Anand loses to Carlsen in blitz event of Norway Chess

  Other Sports | June 16, 2015 16:34 IST

  Stavanger (Norway): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand lost to world champion Magnus Carlsen from a winning position to finish fifth in the blitz event that acts as a curtain raiser for the Norway Chess tournament which