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Youngest World Chess Champions

13 Dec 2024

List Of Youngest World Chess Champions

Magnus Carlsen was 22 years, 357 days old when he claimed the title of world chess champion.

12 Dec 2024

Gukesh In Elation After Becoming World Chess Champion

His dream to be among the best in the world ignited when he watched the world championship match between his idol Viswanathan Anand and another chess great Magnus Carlsen of Norway in 2013 in Chennai.

12 Dec 2024

Gukesh Creates History, Becomes Youngest World Chess Champion

Gukesh started the championship on the back foot as he sustained a loss in the opening round but then the Indian grandmaster made a brilliant comeback to level the final in the third round.

Vaishali Rameshbabu

02 Dec 2023

Vaishali Rameshbabu Makes History As India's Third Female Chess Grandmaster

Vaishali's journey to the Grandmaster title is not only a personal triumph but a significant milestone for Indian chess.

Priyanka Nutakki

18 Oct 2022

India's Woman Grandmaster Priyanka Nutakki gets expelled from World Junior...

The point scored by Nutakki in Round 6 has been awarded to her rival, Beydullayeva.

Julius Baer Cup

26 Sep 2022

Julius Baer Cup: World No.1 Magnus Carlsen beats Indian GM Erigaisi in final

Carlsen needed to only draw the second to take the top prize. He won two games of the second match and shut out Erigaisi

Chess Olympiad 2022

29 Jul 2022

Chess Olympiad 2022: India make statement on Day 1 with 4-0 win over opponents

Top-seeded Indian women's A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. India's star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdeva and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start

Viswanathan Anand

31 Dec 2017

'Losing only one game at World Blitz Championship is huge achievement,' feels chess ace Viswanathan Anand

Anand has endured a tough year which included an early exit in the Chess World Cup in Georgia and finishing last in the recent London Chess Classic, before the turnaround towards the end of 2017.

20 Dec 2017

World Chess Championship 2018 'Kamasutra-esque' logo baffles everybody

The logo which shows two chequered bodies swaddled around each other, with a chessboard placed at the center – has sent every chess follower into a sense of amusement and comparing it to the world-famous Kamasutra images.

19 Jun 2017

World Team Chess: Tania Sachdev guides India to win over USA

In the open section, the Indian men missed out their chances and lost to China 1.5-2.5. Vidit Gujarathi drew with Ding Liren on the top board and Parimarjan Negi drew with Li Chao on the fourth.

Viswanathan Anand

17 Jun 2017

Altibox Norway chess tournament: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen; finishes joint seventh

It was some recover for Anand who started off with two losses in the first four games and then came back with four draws and a solitary victory over Fabiano Caruana of United States earlier in the tournament.

Harika Dronavali

26 Feb 2017

Heartbreak for Harika Dronavali, clinches 3rd bronze at World Championship

Harika missed several opportunities in the tie-breaker which was a battle of nerves. Tan will now play the finals against Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine.

Viswanathan Anand

16 Dec 2016

Viswanathan Anand: Five-time world champion survives scare against Anish Giri in London Chess Classic

Playing white, Anand went for one of the topoical lines in the Sicilian Najdorf and found Giri in fine fettle.

Viswanathan Anand

01 Oct 2016

Viswanathan Anand loses to Vladimir Kramnik in Tal memorial International

Kramnik got a small advantage in the middle game and nurtured it well when Anand did not find the best response.

Viswanathan Anand

28 Mar 2016

Candidates Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri; bows out of contention

For the first time in 10 years, there will be a World Championship without Anand, who has won the crown as many as five times.

Viswanathan Anand

11 Mar 2016

Viswanathan Anand beats Veselin Topalov in Candidates' opener

With the two of the three games ending in draws, Anand is likely to emerge as the sole winner on day one of the biggest event of the year.

Viswanathan Anand

16 Feb 2016

Viswanathan Anand finishes second in Zurich Challenge

Anand played some exemplary chess after a disastrous showing in the Gibraltar International.

16 Feb 2016

Kudos! India's 6-year-old chess prodigy makes it to world's top-six

Suhaani has 1156 points in her kitty and is behind two Russians, two Iranians and one Danish player.

Viswanathan Anand

15 Feb 2016

Viswanathan Anand keeps lead in Zurich challenge

Anand took his tally to six points overall and will have white pieces against Kramnik in final round of the Rapid section.

Viswanathan Anand

14 Feb 2016

Viswanathan Anand dumps Levon Aronian in Zurich Challenge opener

The other two games of the first round ended in draws.

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