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Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster
• 4 years agoThe Goa youngster had taken part in a camp organised by Microsense in Chennai late in 2019 when former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand trained a number of Indian players.
Legends of Chess: Viswanathan Anand crashes to fourth straight defeat; Magnus Carlsen beats Boris Gelfand
• 5 years agoViswanathan Anand and Anish Giri played out four draws before the Dutch player pulled off a win in the Armageddon game (a tie-break)
Garry Kasparov to take part in six-team online Nations Cup chess tournament
• 5 years agoSome big chess names from recent decades will take part as Russia, United States, Europe, China, India and a Rest of the World team compete amid the coronavirus crisis with a prize fund of $180,000, FIDE said.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand to lead India in Online Nations Cup
• 5 years agoThe preliminary entry list includes three generations of the best players: from 50-year-old Anand (multiple-time world champion and still in the world's top-20) to the newest chess phenomenon, the 16-year-old Iranian GM Alireza Firouzja
India's 13-year old Grandmaster D Gukesh beats Harutyun Barseghyan to win 34th Cannes Open
• 5 years agoGukesh also had three draws including one against compatriot G B Harshavardhan who finished with 5.5 points and took the 18th spot
Mind Master review: Viswanathan Anand's autobiography is an unflinching look at the career of India's greatest chess superstar
Amit Kamath • 5 years agoHaving been a poster boy for India at chess, Viswanathan Anand still remains somewhat of an enigma for many Indians who cannot grasp the complexities of the sport he played. With Mind Master, the 50-year-old takes you behind the scenes into the sport and his life.
Viswanathan Anand seems past his prime but still extremely good and should continue, says Vladimir Kramnik
• 5 years agoFormer world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik feels Indian icon Viswanathan Anand seems "past his prime" but remains "extremely good" for a 50-year-old and should continue for some more years.
Vladimir Kramnik to coach 14 young Indian chess players including D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa in Chennai camp
• 5 years agoKramnik was quoted as saying in a release that he was happy to be coaching the Indian youngsters again.
Viswanathan Anand recalls in autobiography how Anatoly Karpov's dig at his 'character' in 1998 spurred him
• 5 years agoViswanathan Anand recalls in autobiography 'Mind Master' how Anatoly Karpov's dig at his 'character' in 1998 spurred him.
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik to train upcoming Indian chess players in Spain
• 5 years agoThis will be the second chess coaching camp to be conducted by Kramnik for Indian players after the first one was held in Geneva for six young players.