The new 'match of the century' will be global, entirely online, and also gender-inclusive with each team having one female player
22 Apr 2020 1:04 PM
Other top players who will play these games are India No.2 Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna and Baskaran Adhiban, Harika (all Grandmasters)
04 Apr 2020 7:01 PM
Indian Grandmaster will be commentating on the Candidates tournament for a website
16 Mar 2020 11:21 AM
A final decision on the composition of teams is due on May 1
06 Mar 2020 7:30 PM
Vladimir Kramnik, however, said recent results suggest that Anand may be past his prime.
08 Jan 2020 1:39 AM
A book 'Mind Master', penned by Anand along with sports writer Susan Ninan is being released to coincide with his birthday.
11 Dec 2019 12:55 PM
Magnus Carlsen finished the tournament with a whopping 27 points and broke his own record in the Grand chess tour
26 Nov 2019 8:22 PM
On Day 1, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rang the Eden Bell.
23 Nov 2019 3:09 PM
Wizard Viswanathan Anand confident of sealing Grand Chess Tour Finals berth.
13 Sep 2019 5:56 AM
“Praggu” also has family support — as his sister R. Vaishali is a woman international master with a good record in competitive chess.
29 Jun 2018 6:42 AM
In the return match between Deep Blue versus Kasparov, the machine defeated the man 4.5-3.5.
07 Jan 2018 1:44 AM
The icing on the cake was Viswanathan Anand winning a world title after a hiatus.
03 Jan 2018 12:04 AM
The Chennai ace then defeated Fedoseev 2-0 in a two-game tie-break to win the trophy.
30 Dec 2017 1:06 AM
The Indian has claimed the title by remaining unbeaten in the championship with six wins and nine draws.
29 Dec 2017 1:55 PM
He praised the present day youngsters’ judgement in each and every move.
22 Nov 2017 2:44 AM
The organising committee earlier picked Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik over him as the wild card to Candidates meet.
03 Nov 2017 1:32 PM
In other top matches, world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway outclassed Russia’s Aleksey Dreev.
08 Sep 2017 12:14 AM
UTT’s success will depend on its ability to catch eyeballs because table tennis has never been a spectator sport in India.
13 Jul 2017 4:53 AM
Young chess player Praggnanandhaa is capable of being the best, just like his idol Viswanathan Anand.
25 Dec 2016 12:23 AM