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

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

Chess legends Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov are set to rekindle their famous rivalry in St. Louis, starting Wednesday, at an exhibition event titled “Clutch Chess: The Legends.” The 12-game ...

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

It had been an unexpectedly close contest in Singapore with Ding Liren. When he won, the normally stoic Gukesh clasped his hands at the board and burst into tears. By Dylan Loeb McClain Viswanathan ...

BENGALURU, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Indian chess grandmaster and former world champion Viswanathan Anand is hoping his elite academy can become a pipeline for future Indian talent. Anand, who won his first ...

Drawing parallel to the times when he adapted to the computer many, many years ago, the Grandmaster insisted that while being ...

BONN, Germany — World chess champion Viswanathan Anand inched closer to retaining his title with a draw Friday against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik in the eighth game of their championship ...

Viswanathan Anand leads a chess workshop at Velammal Global School, inspiring students to embrace the game and develop their ...