Adhiban Baskaran

Isle of Man Masters: Abhijeet Gupta outwits Vidit Gujrathi to take joint lead after fifth round

Abhijeet Gupta and Jeffery Xiong beat Vidit Gujrathi and Richard Rapport, respectively to take joint lead at the Isle of Man Masters.

Isle of Man Masters: R Praggnanandhaa stuns Pavel Eljanov; Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi held

R Praggnanandhaa scored a major upset defeating elite GM Pavel Eljanov while Viswanathan Anand and Vidit Gujrathi were held to a draw by lower-ranked players.

Batumi Chess Olympiad: India finish 6th after final round draw against Poland; women dominate Mongolia to take 8th spot

A final round draw against Poland places India 6th in the open group; women dominate Mongolia to take the 8th spot.

Reykjavik Open 2018: Adhiban Baskaran clinches title after holding Mustafa Yilmaz in final round

In the final round of the Reykjavik Open, India’s Adhiban Baskaran held Turkish Grandmaster Mustafa Yilmaz to a draw to bag the title prize at the Reykjavik Open.

Reykjavik Open 2018: India's Adhiban Baskaran continues fine form, records fifth straight win

Adhiban defeated Hungarian number one, GM Richard Rapport, on the top board.

Reykjavik Open 2018: Adhiban Baskaran, Richard Rapport win; Nihal Sarin draws in Round 7

Another Indian GM who inched closer to the top of the leaderboard was Vaibhav Suri. Playing from the white side of a King’s Indian Defence, Suri drew against Gabriel Bick.

Reykjavik Open Chess: India's Adhiban Baskaran held to draw by compatriot Soham Das in Round 1

Das defended tenaciously and did not allow Adhiban any opportunity of scraping out a win.

Adhiban Baskaran interview: I believe beating big players is part of my destiny

After Adhiban Baskaran's phenomenal comeback, Firstpost caught up with the man of the moment to talk about his ever positive mindset and his two contrasting performances.

Tata Steel Chess Round 12: Viswanathan Anand virtually out of contention after draw with Wesley So; Carlsen, Giri lead charts

Viswanathan Anand drew his game with the white pieces against Wesley So in a very theoretical battle in the Open variation of the Ruy Lopez

Tata Steel Chess Round 10: Viswanathan Anand overcomes Gawain Jones challenge to win 3rd game of tournament

Anand won his third game of the tournament beating the English GM Gawain Jones. Anish Giri in joint lead with Magnus Carlsen and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.