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Many a moves at crucial times "huge leapt to unknown": Anand

Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 18:09

Anand said that he has to do "informed guesswork" based on his intuition in many crucial situations and those moves turn out to be the winners.

Chess won`t become an Olympic sport in my time: Viswanathan Anand

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 15:49

Anand told media here that with chess not being an Olympic sport, and the process of getting it included being a very lengthy one, his playing days would be over when that happens.

Yet another draw for Anand in World Chess C`ship

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 21:10

Victory continues to elude defending champion Viswanathan Anand as the Indian Grandmaster failed to break the deadlock yet again and had to settle for a draw against challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship here.

Vaibhav Suri in sight of GM title

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 21:01

Double GM norm holder Vaibhav Suri came within striking distance of his final Grandmaster norm after defeating Alexei Iljushin of Russia in `B` group of Aeroflot International open chess tournament.

Harikrishna get the better of Harika to remain in sole lead

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 19:00

Grandmaster and Asian champion P Harikrishna continued with his winning ways at the expense of compatriot D Harika in the third round of Group B of Tata Steel Chess tournament.

Gusian stuns Trang; Chanda held in Parsvnath Open Chess

Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012, 21:40

India`s Ramnath Bhuvanesh held compatriot Sandipan Chanda to a creditable draw while Chandigarh youngster Himal Gusian stunned Hungary`s Hoang Thanah Trang.

After GM title Babu aims to become world champion

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 16:17

Having achieved the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, M R Lalith Babu is now aiming to improve his ranking and be a world chess champion.

Humpy draws with Yifan Hou with black pieces

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 10:21

Playing with black pieces, Grand Master Koneru Humpy played her second consecutive draw against defending champion Yifan Hou of China in the second game of the Women`s World Chess championship.

Aleksandrov inches closer to title

Last Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 17:43

Belarussian Grand Master Aleksej Aleksandrov inched closer to title in the fourth Mayor`s Cup International Chess Tournament.

Harika second woman GM from India

Last Updated: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 19:18

Dronavalli Harika followed the footsteps of her compatriot and fellow Andhraite Koneru Humpy to earn a chess Grandmaster title.

Sahaj Grover finishes joint second in Grandmaster tournament

Last Updated: Thursday, November 25, 2010, 10:00

International Master Sahaj Grover finished joint second in the Cultural Village Grandmaster tournament following a heartbreaking last- round loss against Grandmaster Oleksandr Sulypa of Ukraine.

Bakre crushes Hess, in joint lead at Kavala Intl Open chess

Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2010, 20:30

Continuing with his excellent form in recent months, Indian Grandmaster Tejas Bakre crushed GM Robert Hess of the United States to remain in joint lead after the third round of the Kavala International Open chess tournament.