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STAVANGER (NORWAY): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him against reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the classical format. While the blitz results are in no way detrimental to normal tournament as the scores are not counted, it does affect the number of white games that a player can get. Anand after a rather forgettable performance will get four white games while the top five finishers in blitz will get five whites against four black games in the ...

Stavanger (Norway), Jun 4 (PTI) Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a joint eighth place finish in the blitz phase of the Altibox Norway chess tournament that had put him against reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the classical format. While the blitz results are in no way detrimental to normal tournament as the scores are not counted, it does affect the number of white games that a player can get. Anand after a rather forgettable performance will get four white games while the top five finishers in blitz will get five whites against four black g...

Viswanathan Anand will get four white games while the top five finishers in blitz will get five whites against four black games in the 10-player round-robin ...

The 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Tournament officially kicked off Monday in Stavanger. The traditional Blitz Tournament, which takes place in lieu of the drawing ...

We all know that footballers love playing at home. Take the recent reversal Barcelona suffered at Liverpool for example. Their army of fans cheering them on, the adrenaline pumps, the jeers targeting the opposition, it literally is a psychological mountain on the shoulders of the travelling team. Other physical sports as well, like basketball and cricket, allow the home team to pile up points based mostly on positive emotions. Magnus Carlsen. Reuters However, how can playing at home or away be a factor when it comes to a mental sport like chess? Chess is a sport where fans cannot really tak...

How can playing at home or away be a factor when it comes to a mental sport like chess? Chess is a sport where fans cannot really take part by showing their ...

Even as other sports disciplines gain popularity in India, the supremacy of cricket as a brand is expected to stay unchallenged. It has become a perfect ...

This week our columnist JON SPEELMAN shares his own agonizing loss from over 40 years ago as a fine example of the "tension between structure and ...

India's Nihal Sarin became the world's third youngest player to cross 2600 Elo points on FIDE's rating list. In the latest list released by FIDE on Saturday, the ...

India's Nihal Sarin became the world's third youngest player to cross 2600 Elo points on FIDE's rating list. In the latest list released by FIDE on Saturday, the ...

Read more about Chess #1354 on Business Standard. Aravindh Chithambaram achieved the distinction of holding all senior national titles.

The global chess body FIDE has the right to reinstate the Elo ratings of dozens of Indian players who were banned by the All India Chess Federation (AICF), said ...

By Venkatachari Jagannathan. Chennai, May 29 (IANS): The global chess body FIDE has the right to reinstate the Elo ratings of dozens of Indian players who ...

Chennai, May 29 The global chess body FIDE has the right to reinstate the Elo ratings of dozens of Indian players who were banned by the All India Chess ...

Chennai, May 29 The global chess body FIDE has the right to reinstate the Elo ratings of dozens of Indian players who were banned by the All India Chess ...

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, May 29 (IANS) The global chess body FIDE has the right to reinstate the Elo ratings of dozens of Indian players who ...

Chess News: Aravindh Chithambaram became the first Indian player to hold national titles in all three formats of the game simultaneously.

Chess News: Aravindh Chithambaram became the first Indian player to hold national titles in all three formats of the game simultaneously.

Magnus Carlsen won the fifth tournament of the year 2019. But things were not so simple for the World Champion. He struggled quite a bit in this tournament and ...