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Five Times Viswanathan Anand Enthralled Us With His Genius on the Chess Board - The Better India

Thu, 12/28/2017 - 2:00am
Five Times Viswanathan Anand Enthralled Us With His Genius on the Chess Board  The Better India

In news that went under the radar, former world champion and India's greatest chess player of all time Viswanathan Anand beat reigning world champion and ...

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship - Sportskeeda

Thu, 12/28/2017 - 12:13am

Sportskeeda

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship
Sportskeeda
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship. Indian Grandmaster stuns World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh. by Mohak Arora. News 1 hr ago. Viswanathan Anand beat Magnus Carlsen in Ryadh. What's the story ...

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh world rapids - Times of India

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 9:04pm

Times of India

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh world rapids
Times of India
RIYADH: : Former multiple World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India defeated reigning champion Magnus Carlsen from the black side of Botvinnik system in the Nimzo Indian defence in the ninth round of World Rapid Championship (WRC) in Riyadh, Saudi ...

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship - Scroll.in

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 11:17am

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Viswanathan Anand stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship
Scroll.in
India Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand stunned World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing World Rapid and Blitz Championship on Wednesday. Anand and Carlsen met in round nine of the championship with the Indian on an unbeaten run. Starting with black pieces ...

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World Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand ends opening day tied 2nd as event is dogged by location controversy - Firstpost

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 6:00am

Firstpost

World Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand ends opening day tied 2nd as event is dogged by location controversy
Firstpost
Some of the top names in the fray include world champion, Magnus Carlsen; world rapid champion, Vassily Ivanchuk, French No 2, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and the Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Part of the reason for this high attendance might be ...
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shineHindustan Times

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Anand, Harika begin well - The Hindu

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 2:20am

Anand, Harika begin well
The Hindu
1-4. Alexander Grischuk (Rus), Vladimir Fedoseev (Rus), Peter Svidler (Rus) and Tigran Petrosian (Arm) 3; 5-22. Marin Bosiocic (Cro), Levan Pantsulaia (Geo), Gabriel Sargissian (Arm), Pavel Ponkratov (Rus), Martyn Kravtsiv (Ukr), Baadur Jobava (Geo ...

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine - Hindustan Times

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 2:00am
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine  Hindustan Times

With Viswanathan Anand's best behind him, as witnessed by his results in 2017, Indian chess seeks stars to carry his legacy forward.

Viswanathan Anand stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship - Scroll.in

Wed, 12/27/2017 - 2:00am
Viswanathan Anand stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid Chess Championship  Scroll.in

India Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand stunned World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing World Rapid and Blitz Championship on Wednesday. Anand and ...

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shine - Hindustan Times

Tue, 12/26/2017 - 11:03pm

Hindustan Times

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shine
Hindustan Times
In the last 28 years, Viswanathan Anand has been a towering figure in world chess. The five-time world champion continued to give players half his age a run for their money. The fact that Anand has never slipped out of the top 10 since 1991 is a ...

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World rapid chess championship: Anand in second place - Sportstarlive

Tue, 12/26/2017 - 10:32am

World rapid chess championship: Anand in second place
Sportstarlive
Three Russians – Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Fedoseev and Peter Svidler – and an Armenian, Tigran Petrosian are in the lead, on three points. P.K. Ajith Kumar. RIYADH. 26 December, 2017 22:02 IST. Action from day one of the World rapid chess ...

New furore in chess world, this time over rapid-blitz meet in Riyadh - Ahmedabad Mirror

Sat, 12/23/2017 - 2:37pm

Ahmedabad Mirror

New furore in chess world, this time over rapid-blitz meet in Riyadh
Ahmedabad Mirror
The world of chess seems to be continuously embroiled in controversy. After the recent outrage over the logo for next year's world championship, which many called 'pawnographic', a new dispute has surfaced on the black-and-white horizon. This time it ...

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Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention - Economic Times

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:59am

Economic Times

Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention
Economic Times
The World Chess Championship 2018 logo was criticised for being too 'sexual' after it was unveiled on Wednesday When asked his thoughts on the logo, the former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand said: "Finally a position where DeepMind [Google's AI ...
World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo leaves Grandmasters in a fixThe Indian Express
World Championship logo puts chess in 'odd position'ESPN
'Pawnographic' World Chess Championship logo looks like it's from the Kama SutraKansas City Star
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Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention - Economic Times

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:59am

Economic Times

Viswanathan Anand thinks World Chess Championship's 'pawnographic' logo will get attention
Economic Times
The World Chess Championship 2018 logo was criticised for being too 'sexual' after it was unveiled on Wednesday When asked his thoughts on the logo, the former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand said: "Finally a position where DeepMind [Google's AI ...

'Pawnographic' World Chess Championship logo looks like it's from the Kama Sutra - Kansas City Star

Wed, 12/20/2017 - 9:34am

Kansas City Star

'Pawnographic' World Chess Championship logo looks like it's from the Kama Sutra
Kansas City Star
Safe to say chess fans didn't see this sexy move coming. Yes, you just read the words “chess” and “sexy” in the same sentence. The 2018 World Chess Championship logo revealed Tuesday is a black-and-white illustration of two bodies, a chess board ...
World Championship logo puts chess in 'odd position'ESPN
Check-mating! FIDE World Championship 2018 logo stirs up controversy with bizarre designFirstpost
'Pawnographic', Kamasutra: Players blast 2018 World Chess Championship logoHindustan Times

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World Championship logo puts chess in 'odd position' - ESPN

Wed, 12/20/2017 - 3:37am

ESPN

World Championship logo puts chess in 'odd position'
ESPN
The newly released logo for the 2018 World Chess Championship, showing two chequered bodies wrapped around each other with a chess board placed at the centre -- has left Grandmasters flummoxed and the world at large in splits. Five-time world champion ...

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Sport is about human emotions: Viswanathan Anand - Livemint

Mon, 12/18/2017 - 2:00am
Sport is about human emotions: Viswanathan Anand  Livemint

Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand on why he is a poker league's brand ambassador and how India made rapid strides in the sport in 2017.

Sport is about human emotions: Viswanathan Anand - Livemint

Sat, 12/16/2017 - 11:59am

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Sport is about human emotions: Viswanathan Anand
Livemint
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who recently signed on as brand ambassador for the second season of the Poker Sports League, says he could instantly draw parallels between the two sports—as games of skill which involve strategy and a defined ...

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