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Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand defeats Garry Kasparov in fourth round of Blitz event
• 4 years agoPlaying with white pieces, the Chennai-based maestro took down Kasparov in 30 moves in a Sicillian Najdorf variation game in the fourth round of the Blitz event.
Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand held to a draw by Alexander Grischuk in sixth round
• 4 years agoIndia's P Harikrishna maintains fifth place; Wesley So in top spot at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament
• 5 years agoThe win allowed So to take the lead after nine rounds of the Rapid competition with two days of Blitz events to come. Carlsen crashed to a 46-move defeat at the hands of Russian Alexander Grischuk.
Viswanathan Anand: 'Internet issue at Chess Olympiad final was not India's fault, we were ready to re-play games'
Vaibhav Shah2 • 5 years agoFormer World Champion Viswanathan Anand, India captain Vidit Gujarati said that internet issue was not India's fault. The team had taken all precautions and were ready to honour any decision that FIDE deemed right.
Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand loses to Vasyl Ivanchuk, finishes campaign with eighth defeat
• 5 years agoViswanathan Anand finished ninth in the standings with 7 match points and a solitary win (over Boris Gelfand) on his debut in the Magnus Carlsen Tour.
Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand crashes to seventh defeat; Magnus Carlsen overcomes Ian Nepomniachtchi's challenge
• 5 years agoViswanathan Anand lies last in the Legends of Chess table with six points with Ding Liren and Peter Leko.
Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand finally breaks losing streak with victory over Boris Gelfand in seventh round
• 5 years agoAnand then settled for a 46-move draw in the third game against his 2012 world championship challenger.
Legends of Chess: Ian Nepomniachtchi inflicts another defeat on former world champion Viswanathan Anand
• 5 years agoViswanathan Anand, who is making his debut on the Magnus Carlsen Tour, lies ninth in the table with three points.
Online Nations Cup: Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna combine to lead India to first victory
• 5 years agoAnand beat Teimour Radjabov in 37 moves. The Indian had posted his maiden win in the tournament on Thursday by thrashing Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves
Online Nations Cup: Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand registers first win but Russia hold India to a 2-2 draw
• 5 years agoFormer world champion Viswanathan Anand registered his first win but India were held to a 2-2 draw by Russia in the ongoing Online Nations Cup on Thursday.