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Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador - Economic Times

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 8:42am

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Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Poker Sports League (PSL) has roped in Indian chess maestro Viswanathan Anand as brand ambassador. Brainchild of Amit Burman, Anuj Gupta and Pranav Bagai, PSL was launched last year. The organisers have announced a bigger season 2 with team ...
Viswanathan Anand endorses PSL, compares poker to chess - GlawsJay Sayta (blog)
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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ... - Firstpost

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 7:39am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand falters at crunch moments against Fabiano Caruana; Magnus ...
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Wednesday was the second consecutive day which ended with four draws and one win. And yet again, it was the Italian-American Grand Master Fabiano Caruana who took upon himself the charge of producing a decisive game while all his other colleagues ...
Anand holds CarlsenThe Hindu
London Chess Classic: Anand's at the bottom after fifth-round loss to CaruanaScroll.in
Aronian and Lagrave draw in London Chess Classic - Sport ...Mediamax.am
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Chess veteran Anand bats for poker - Times of India

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 5:32am

Chess veteran Anand bats for poker
Times of India
Chennai, Dec 7 () Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in by Poker Sports League (PSL), a premium league in the country, as its brand ambassador. The league, which commenced operations last year, recently launched its second ...

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Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador - Economic Times

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 2:00am
Poker Sports League ropes in Viswanathan Anand as Brand Ambassador  Economic Times

MUMBAI: Poker Sports League (PSL) has roped in Indian chess maestro Viswanathan Anand as brand ambassador. Brainchild of Amit Burman, Anuj Gupta and ...

Viswanathan Anand endorses PSL, compares poker to chess - Jay Sayta (blog)

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 12:22am

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Viswanathan Anand endorses PSL, compares poker to chess
Jay Sayta (blog)
In an important announcement that will give an impetus to the mind sport of poker, chess grandmaster and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Viswanathan Anand has signed up as a brand ambassador of the Amit Burman and Adda52 promoted Poker Sports League (PSL). It ...

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win - Firstpost

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 7:39pm

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand holds Levon Aronian; Fabiano Caruana registers first win
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The star-studded line-up of players at the London Chess Classic had taken off in a rather sluggish manner. Three rounds past, 15 games into the fray, there wasn't a single decisive game. All players drew, all players led. Of course, it's not that the ...
London Chess Classic finally sees efficient scoreMediamax.am

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Vishy goes 'all in', turns poker league ambassador - Times of India

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:47pm

Vishy goes 'all in', turns poker league ambassador
Times of India
Chennai: In the world of chess, he's known as a 'poker-faced' player. Now, five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has taken his moniker a step further, signing on as brand ambassador for a poker league in India. The founders of the Poker ...

London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood - Sportstarlive

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:34pm

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London Chess Classic: Caruana draws first blood
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Black did well to convert his one-pawn advantage to victory in a rook-and-minor-piece ending. Viswanathan Anand and World No. 2 Levon Aronian of Armenia decided to peace sign after 31 moves in a Spanish Game. The results (fourth round): Viswanathan ...
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London Chess Classic finally sees efficient score - Mediamax.am

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:13am

London Chess Classic finally sees efficient score
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It took 4 rounds for chess players to register at least one victory in London Chess Classic. Fabiano Caruana (USA) played black and got advantage over Sergey Karjakin (Russia), taking the leadership of the tournament with 2,5 points. Other pairs ...

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen; tournament yet to witness first decisive game - Firstpost

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 10:20am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen; tournament yet to witness first decisive game
Firstpost
Be7, otherwise I would have played it.” Talking to Grand Master Maurice Ashley, Karjakin further said that it was indeed an interesting game but also sighed saying it would have been even better had he found the right idea to continue. The game between ...

The much awaited Anand-Carlsen clash in London Chess Classic round three ends in draw - Scroll.in

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 5:11am

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The much awaited Anand-Carlsen clash in London Chess Classic round three ends in draw
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The much awaited clash between India's Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen at the London Chess Classic ended in a draw on Monday. After three rounds so far, the tournament has witnessed 100% draws. The game was a Catalan, with the world champion ...
London Chess Classic: Peace maintainsPanorama.am

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London Chess Classic: Peace maintains - Panorama.am

Tue, 12/05/2017 - 1:41am

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London Chess Classic: Peace maintains
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After three rounds, it has been 100% draws at London Chess Classic, the concluding leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, the National Olympic Committee said. The following five pairs drew their games at round three held on Monday – Levon Aronian-Sergey ...

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All games drawn in London Chess Classic - Sportstarlive

Mon, 12/04/2017 - 11:18am

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All games drawn in London Chess Classic
Sportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand was up against a familiar foe, Michael Adams of England. The five-time World champion from Chennai opened with Ruy Lopez, against which the local man employed the Berlin Defence. They quietly split the point, in 48 moves, after ...
London Classic opens with drawsThe Hindu

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand fails to carve out a win despite best efforts against Mickey Adams - Firstpost

Mon, 12/04/2017 - 10:51am

London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand fails to carve out a win despite best efforts against Mickey Adams
Firstpost
Another day came to a close in London with all games drawn. But despite its seemingly peaceful outset, it was far from being a tepid affair. Quite a few of the players made an earnest effort to complicate matters and push for victory and produced ...

London Chess Classic: Aronian to face Karjakin in round three - Panorama.am

Mon, 12/04/2017 - 1:21am

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London Chess Classic: Aronian to face Karjakin in round three
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Round two of the London Chess Classic, the concluding leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, also ended with five draws, the National Olympic Committee said. After two rounds, Ian Nepomniachtchi comes the first in the tournament, with Armenian chess ...

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When left is right - Mumbai Mirror

Sat, 12/02/2017 - 5:11pm

Mumbai Mirror

When left is right
Mumbai Mirror
In a recent interview with Economic Times Panache, Viswanathan Anand spoke to me about his definition of perfection. "The thing about perfection is that you make it (the craft) look easy," Anand said. From that standpoint, Ganguly approached perfection ...

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I am happy following the chess legacy of Chennai: Aravindh - Times of India

Sat, 12/02/2017 - 12:30pm

Times of India

I am happy following the chess legacy of Chennai: Aravindh
Times of India
Soon after he won the medal, Viswanathan Anand, who himself had won gold at the World Junior Championship way back in 1987, promptly tweeted, congratulating the youngster for his latest achievement. "He's my idol. Any day, it feels great to hear a word ...

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand starts off with a draw after Hikaru Nakamura's overambitious play - Firstpost

Sat, 12/02/2017 - 4:57am

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London Chess Classic 2017: Viswanathan Anand starts off with a draw after Hikaru Nakamura's overambitious play
Firstpost
The London Chess Classic kicked off at the Google headquarters in London on Saturday. The tournament is a ten player single round-robin in which players receive 100 minutes for the first forty moves and another 60 for the rest of the game with a 30 ...
London Chess Classic: Aronian, all others draw first roundPanorama.am

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London Chess Classic: Aronian, all others draw first round - Panorama.am

Sat, 12/02/2017 - 3:49am

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London Chess Classic: Aronian, all others draw first round
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London Chess Classic, the concluding leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, kicked off in London on Friday. All the games of the first round – Ian Nepomniachtchi-Levon Aronian, Wesley So-Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Michael Adams-Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura ...

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London Chess Classic promises quality fare - Sportstarlive

Thu, 11/30/2017 - 10:20pm

London Chess Classic promises quality fare
Sportstarlive
The London Chess Classic, which opens at DeepMind Google HQ on Friday, features World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the World No. 2 Levo Aronian from Armenia, and five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, besides several other big names. The ...

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