Sp Sethuraman

Vidit Gujrathi interview: Viswanathan Anand is a legend, but I would rather be the first me

Gujrathi is not somebody who would be smug at having escaped with a draw against Carlsen, but one who would search out his errors that let the world champion escape and find a way to banish them.

Isle of Man Open: Vidit Gujrathi ends Harsha Bharathkoti's run; Viswanathan Anand trounces SP Sethuraman

With their wins, Vidit Gujrathi and Viswanathan Anand have catapulted themselves into the sole second and joint third spots respectively.

Isle of Man Open: SP Sethuraman stuns Boris Gelfand; Harsha Bharathkoti continues impressive run

Viswanathan Anand is having a decent event himself having scored an unbeaten 3.5/5, but half-a-point ahead of him are Vidit Gujrathi, SP Sethuraman and Harsha Bharathkoti.

FIDE World Cup 2017: From Viswanathan Anand's struggle to SP Sethuraman's rise, a look at how Indians fared

A single loss was sufficient for Anand to be knocked out of the World Cup. Such is the unforgiving nature of this format.

FIDE World Cup 2017: Vidit Gujrathi settles for draw after tactical error; SP Sethuraman plays solid game

Vidit could have made a very strong first game result by beating Ding Liren, but, he was not able to keep his nerves in the winning position and the game ended in a draw.

FIDE World Cup 2017: SP Sethuraman's technical skills too good for P Harikrishna; B Adhiban suffers defeat

In the third round, Vidit Gujrathi will be up against Chinese Grand Master Ding Liren, while Sethuraman will face Dutch No 1 Anish Giri.

FIDE World Cup 2017: After Viswanathan Anand, P Harikrishna also exits, as SP Sethuraman advances

Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna suffered a defeat at the hands of compatriot SP Sethuraman in the tie-breaker of the second round and exited the FIDE World Cup 2017.

FIDE World Cup 2017: P Harikrishna bounces back in style to level score, Viswanathan Anand moves into Round 2

After the game, Harikrishna quickly moved out from the hall and went to his room. Interviews and questions could wait. He had a more important task to achieve – to win the tiebreaks on Tuesday.

FIDE World Cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand suffers earliest exit in a knockout event, but Vidit Gujrathi on track

On Thursday, Kovalyov showed such solidity with white pieces that the five-time world champion, Anand had absolutely no way to break through.

FIDE World cup 2017: Viswanathan Anand hurt by tactical error, P Harikrishna on back foot after drab draw

Anand had a advantageous position out of the opening but then went for a speculative piece sacrifice.