2016 Champions Showdown

Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri; slips to joint 2nd in Tata Steel Chess
Hindustan Times
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against local star Anish Giri but slipped to joint second spot after the sixth round of Tata Steel Chess tournament here. Having won two of the first three games, this was ...
Viswanathan Anand draws round 6 with Anish GiriTimes of India
Anand plays Anish Giri; Adhiban faces MamedyarovThe Hindu
Tata Steel Chess Round 4: Adhiban Baskaran ekes out draw against Viswanathan Anand; Vidit Gujrathi beats Harika ...Yahoo India News
Sportstarlive
all 7 news articles »

Viswanathan Anand draws round 6 with Anish Giri
Times of India
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand drew his sixth round match of the Tata Steel Masters chess against Anish Giri at Wijk Aan Zee on Friday evening. The draw means both Anand and Giri are on 4 points apiece and have both slipped to the second spot in the ...
Anand plays Anish Giri; Adhiban faces Mamedyarov - The HinduThe Hindu
Tata Steel Chess Round 4: Adhiban Baskaran ekes out draw ...Yahoo India News
Tata Steel chess: Anand draws with Giri, Adhiban lets Mamedyarov off the hookSportstarlive

all 6 news articles »

Chess: Magnus Carlsen falls away from leading pack at Wijk aan Zee
The Guardian
Gawain Jones, the British champion, facing the strongest event of his career at 30, has made an excellent start with 3/6 and drew with the former world champion Kramnik on Friday. The most significant performer among the front runners is Mamedyarov ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen falls away from leading pack at Wijk aan Zee
The Guardian
Most of the world's top 10 are playing in Wijk and another three – Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura – will be the favourites at Tradewise Gibraltar, the best open tournament on the calendar, which starts on Tuesday. England ...

Anand plays Anish Giri; Adhiban faces Mamedyarov
The Hindu
Unhappy with his play after running into Wie Yi's home-preparation in the fifth round, Viswanathan Anand is expected to adopt a guarded approach against fellow joint-leader Anish Giri in their key clash in the sixth round of Tata Steel chess tournament ...
Tata Steel Chess Round 4: Adhiban Baskaran ekes out draw against Viswanathan Anand; Vidit Gujrathi beats Harika ...Yahoo India News

all 2 news articles »

Anand plays Anish Giri; Adhiban faces Mamedyarov
The Hindu
Often, Anand has exceeded expectations following a good start, like the one here. Before the next rest day, Anand is due to play white against Vladimir Kramnik and black against Peter Svidler. B. Adhiban, with three defeats and two draws, is struggling ...

and more »

Tata Steel Chess Round 4: Adhiban Baskaran ekes out draw against Viswanathan Anand; Vidit Gujrathi beats Harika ...
Yahoo India News
Indians were pitted against one another in the fourth round of Tata Steel Chess in both the Masters and the Challengers event. In the Masters, Adhiban Baskaran managed to hold Viswanathan Anand to a draw while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Harika Dronavalli ...

Young chess player aims to write himself into history in Gibraltar tournament
Gibraltar Chronicle
The stellar field includes Armenia's in-form Levon Aronian, the US blitz king Hikaru Nakamura and the French number one Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. “There are some big names but all eyes will definitely be on Praggu, and he's really up against it,” said ...

Anand stays in joint lead; Vidit held
The Hindu
B. Adhiban managed a 38-move draw against Viswanathan Anand and Vidit Gujrathi showed no mercy on D. Harika in the Tata Steel chess tournament here on Tuesday. Following a Reti Opening, Anand did enjoy a marginal advantage but Adhiban found a way to ...

and more »

Adhiban holds Anand
The Hindu
Indian Grandmaster B Adhiban held five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to a creditable draw in the fourth round of Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament now under way here. With two white wins and two draws with black, Anand is now sitting pretty ...

Anand stays in joint lead
The Hindu
In the Challengers section, Vidit Gujrathi drew in just 18 moves with Erwin L'Ami. Fifth-round results: Masters: Viswanathan Anand (3.5) drew with Wei Yi (Chn, 2.5); Gawain Jones (Eng, 2.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 3.5); Maxim Matlakov (Rus. 2.5 ...

and more »

4th straight draw for So
The Standard
ITALIAN American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana missed the winning line and drew with Filipino GM Wesley So last Monday in the fourth round of the 2018 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Caruana was in a better position in his ...

Nakamura Visits South African Chess Events
Chess.com
During the London Chess Classic in December, South African organizers persuaded GM Hikaru Nakamura to join as the marquee guest. The super-GM participated in a variety of events, from the public finals of the Speed Chess Championship, to a 100-board ...

Anand stays in joint lead
The Telegraph
Wijk Aan Zee: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Wei Yi of China in the fifth round of Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament here. With his third draw in five games, the reigning world rapid champion remained in joint lead ...

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Viswanathan Anand crushes Fabiano Caruana's opening novelty to join Anish Giri in the lead
Yahoo India News
The third round of the Tata Steel Masters witnessed only two decisive games and both of those featured an Indian. In one of the top games of the round, Viswanathan Anand got the edge over world number three, Fabiano Caruana and joined Anish Giri as the ...
Anand plays Giri; Adhiban faces MamedyarovThe Hindu
Anand draws with Wei Yi to stay in joint lead at Tata Steel Chess MastersScroll.in
Tata Steel Chess Round 5: 'Embarrassed' Viswanathan Anand draws with Wei Yi; Vidit Gujrathi slips to joint 2ndFirstpost
Times of India
all 6 news articles »

Anand plays Giri; Adhiban faces Mamedyarov
The Hindu
Masters: Anish Giri (Ned, 3.5) v Viswanathan Anand (3.5); B. Adhiban (1) v Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, 3.5); Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 3) v Gawain Jones (Eng, 2.5); Peter Svidler (Rus, 2.5) v Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 3); Fabiano Caruana (USA, 1.5) v Maxim ...
Anand draws with Wei Yi to stay in joint leadPress Trust of India
Tata Steel Chess Round 5: 'Embarrassed' Viswanathan Anand draws with Wei Yi; Vidit Gujrathi slips to joint 2ndFirstpost
Viswanathan Anand draws with Yi Wei in round 5Times of India

all 8 news articles »

Tata Steel Chess Round 5: 'Embarrassed' Viswanathan Anand ...
Firstpost
The Masters event of the Tata Steel moved to the city of Hilversum at 'Beeld en Geluid' (The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision) for Round 5. While Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand maintained their lead with draws against Gawain Jones and Wei ...
Tata Steel chess tournament: Viswanathan Anand draws with Yi Wei ...Times of India

all 8 news articles »

Tata Steel Chess Round 5: 'Embarrassed' Viswanathan Anand draws with Wei Yi; Vidit Gujrathi slips to joint 2nd
Firstpost
The Masters event of the Tata Steel moved to the city of Hilversum at 'Beeld en Geluid' (The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision) for Round 5. While Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand maintained their lead with draws against Gawain Jones and Wei ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Yi Wei in round 5Times of India
Viswanathan Anand draws with Wei Yi to stay in joint leadThe Indian Express
Tata Steel Masters Chess: Viswanathan Anand crushes Fabiano Caruana's opening novelty to join Anish Giri in the leadYahoo India News
The Hindu
all 6 news articles »