Grenke Chess Classic

Grenke Chess Classic Round 7: Fabiano Caruana becomes clear leader after win over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

The seventh round of the Grenke Chess Classic finally gave the tournament a clear leader as Fabiano Caruana defeated his co-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Grenke Chess Classic Round 6: Viswanathan Anand's chances look grim after major upset; Magnus Carlsen held

After trading queens soon out of the opening, Anand tried to induce more exchanges. On his 19th turn Anand miscalculated and ended up a piece down in the next five moves.

Grenke Chess Classic Round 5: Magnus Carlsen narrowly escapes defeat, Viswanathan Anand held by Fabiano Caruana

Viswanathan Anand got off to an exciting start against Fabiano Caruana but the position soon fizzled out into equality.

Grenke Chess Classic Round 4: Viswanathan Anand plays out another draw; Fabiano Caruana new joint leaders

Had it not been for Fabiano Caruana to change gears and pull out victory in the final stages of the round, all games would have ended in a draw. With his win, Caruana has joined the leaders, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Nikita Vitiugov at 3.0/4.

Grenke Chess Classic, Round 2: Viswanathan Anand loses to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave; Nikita Vitiugov on top

While the round per se was spectacular, it brought disappointment to Indian fans as Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand lost to the French number one Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Grenke Chess Classic, Round 1: Hou Yifan holds Viswanathan Anand; Magnus Carlsen-Fabiano Caruana clash ends in draw

Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by former women’s world champion, Hou Yifan

Grenke Chess Classic: Anand finishes 7th after another defeat, slips down world rankings

The loss also meant a heavy slide of 15 rating points for Anand as he also slipped to ninth spot in world rankings.

Anand bounces back after two straight losses to beat Baramidze at Grenke Classic

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand got some consolation after scoring a regulation victory over David Baramidze of Germany in the sixth and penultimate round of Grenke Chess Classic.

Grenke Chess Classic: After loss against Carlsen, Anand goes down to Aronian

Anand appeared in fine fettle against Aronian and stood better when he let the position slip out of hands and lost rather meekly.

Chess: Anand to meet Carlsen in fourth round of Grenke Classic

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will take on current world title holder Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the fourth round of the Grenke Chess Classic in Baden-Baden.