Jorden Van Foreest

Tata Steel Chess Round 11: Viswanathan Anand becomes serious title contender after beating Hou Yifan

Viswanathan Anand, who was in sole third place at the start of the round, defeated the top Chinese woman, Hou Yifan and moved up to clear second.

Tata Steel Chess Round 2: Anish Giri takes sole lead; Viswanathan Anand in joint 2nd after draw

Anish Giri took the top spot with a perfect 2.0/2 score and hot on his heels are Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who have scored 1.5/2 apiece

Tata Steel Chess Round 1: Viswanathan Anand off the mark with a win; other Indian participants held to draws

After the first round, Anand has taken the lead by winning his game against the debutant, GM Maxim Matlakov. Carlsen, on the other hand, was held to a draw in his opening game by the world number two, Fabiano Caruana

World Juniors: Aravindh Chithambaram clinches bronze; impressive R Praggnanandhaa finishes 4th

Among the top ten finishers of the event, three were Indians: Chithambaram finished joint first (third on the final standings), Praggnanandhaa was fourth and Karthikeyan finished seventh.