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Anand will not be among the eight players who will fight it out among themselves to challenge the world No. 1 next year.

Viswanathan Anand to experiment with his playing after missing the...

The organising committee earlier picked Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik over him as the wild card to Candidates meet.

3 Nov 2017 1:32 PM IST

Artefacts of the 1984 world chess championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov on display.

Priceless artefacts adorn chess paradise'

Manuel Glave, a Peruvian chess lover present during the museum excursion, also knew about our Prag.

1 July 2018 2:21 AM IST

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand and current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the Tata Open. PTI Photo

FIDE stops Candidates tournament midway after Russia bans flights

The tournament will resume from the 8th round with France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in...

26 March 2020 5:10 PM IST

Pentala Harikrishna with Wife

Winning is a habit; don't lose it says Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna

Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna reflects on his latest win and talks of his life after marriage

12 Aug 2020 7:19 PM IST

Magnus Carlsen celebrates with his trophy. (Photo: AFP)

Raise a toast to King Carlsen

The Carlsen-Karjakin match was the most youthful in world championship history with the combined age of the contestants...

2 Dec 2016 3:11 AM IST

Magnus Carlsen, who turned 26 on Wednesday, has played several blitz tournaments this year, beating US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in one in October. (Photo: AP)

Carlsen beats Karyaki, wins World Chess C'ship

The win puts Carlsen closer to the status of chess legends such as Garry Kasparov, who dominated the game for 15 years.

1 Dec 2016 10:46 AM IST