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Viswanathan Anand to unveil UTT trophy
ANI News (blog)
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], July 13 (ANI): India's Chess Grandmaster and former World champion Viswanathan Anand will unveil the winner's trophy of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) along with league promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj. One of India's most ...

Did Anand Promote Illegally Vs Kramnik?
Chess.com
Interestingly, a situation like that occurred in the blitz game Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik, Leuven 2017. Anand's knight promotion vs Kramnik. | Image: Maria Emelianova. You might remember that Chess.com published an article three years ago ...

Viswanathan Anand to unveil winner's trophy of UTT
Sportstarlive
Viswanathan Anand and a host of former Indian chess stars will be present at the unveiling of the Ultimate Table Tennis winner's trophy. Anand will formally unveil the trophy and greet the participating teams on the first day of the league - July 13 ...

Viswanathan Anand loses to Wesley So in final of Leon Chess Masters
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India's Viswanathan Anand lost to Wesley So in the final of the Leon Chess Masters on Monday. Anand, who was trying to win his 10th title, could not keep So at ...
Chess: Wesley So punctuates Euro trip by clinching tournament title ...ABS-CBN News
So rules Leon Chess Masters - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times

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Chess: Wesley So punctuates Euro trip by clinching tournament title in Spain
ABS-CBN News
Wesley So receives the trophy for winning the title in the Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León at the expense former world No. 1 Viswanathan Anand of India in the Spanish city of León on Sunday. Courtesy of Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de ...
So rules Leon Chess MastersThe Manila Times

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Kasparov's comeback
The Hindu
Garry Kasparov's comeback bid at 54 must have been inspired by Indian legend Viswanathan Anand (he had always seen him as an unequal rival) who still is a force to reckon with, within the top 10 world rankings in chess. Prize money in modern chess ...

So Beats Anand In Final, Clinches Leon
Chess.com
In a tournament where Wesley So committed one of the most bizarre blunders of recent years, he ended up winning the Leon tournament by beating Viswanathan Anand in the final. So brought his sunglasses to Leon to beat Anand in the final. | Photo ...

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand hints at retirement after eighth-placed finish
Deccan Chronicle
Leuven: India's premium chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has not been in the best of form recently. After losing two games in the Altibox Norway chess, to Vladimir Kramnik in the second round and Anish Giri of Holland in the fourth round, the Indian ...

Chess legend Garry Kasparov to come out of retirement, play Viswanathan Anand
ESPN
There will also be an interesting face-off between Viswanathan Anand and Kasparov, as the round-robin tournament will have them face each other three times across nine rapid games and 18 blitz games. Of the 78 games they've played against each other, ...
Former world champion Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement after 12 yearsFirstpost
Chess legend Garry Kasparov to come out of retirement for US tournamentHindustan Times
Kasparov back from retirement for US tournamentThe Hindu
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Grand Chess Tour: Did Viswanathan Anand hint at retirement after tepid display in event's Leuven leg?
Firstpost
After a series of tumultuous games in the rapid leg of the recently-concluded Leuven leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Viswanathan Anand for the first time hinted at plans of retirement. Talking to grandmaster Maurice Ashley about his topsy-turvy play ...

Magnus Carlsen beats V Anand, leads elite blitz meet
Times of India
PUNE: Magnus Carlsen defeated five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in the blitz format of Your Next Move tournament in Belgium on Saturday. Carlsen leads the 18-round event at halfway stage with 7.5 points from nine games. Vladimir Kramnik is ...

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Viswanathan Anand — The Evergreen
The Hindu
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand's tenure among the world's top-10 enters its 27th year on Saturday. For the unintiated, the four-digit rating in chess denotes the playing strength of an individual. These numbeers — both ratings and world ...

Viswanathan Anand among the elite for 26 years…and counting!
The Hindu
In this cerebral discipline, the playing strength of an individual is reflected in a four-digit rating — the higher, the better. Come July 1, and one of the country's greatest sportspersons Viswanathan Anand, 47, commences his 27th year in the world's ...

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Grand Chess Tour Resumes On Wednesday In Leuven
Chess.com
The Grand Chess Tour resumes on Wednesday with an identical tournament to the one in Paris. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Viswanathan Anand, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Vassily ...

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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand ends modest campaign with draw against Magnus Carlsen
Firstpost
Indian legend Viswanathan Anand drew against world champion Magnus Carlsen and the game between Sergey Karjakin and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave also ended peacefully after 30 moves. Vladimir Kramnik played the best game of the day probably and ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand draws with Carslen; Aronian wins titleThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen to finish joint seventh
Firstpost
Stavanger: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished tied seventh after the end of the ninth and final round of Altibox Norway chess tournament. It was some sort of a ...
Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournamentThe Indian Express
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
Panorama.am -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen; finishes joint seventh
The Indian Express
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished tied seventh after the end of the ninth and final round of Altibox Norway chess tournament here. It was some recovery for ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws Round 8 tie; Magnus Carlsen retains World No 1 spotFirstpost
Anand holds AronianThe Hindu
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianNewburgh Gazette
Panorama.am -PanARMENIAN.Net
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Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in Norway Chess tournament
The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand was accurate and Levon Aronian decided that probably black had enough defensive resources. Going in to the last round with the cushion of a half point lead was another factor as Aronian repeated the position. The game lasted 32 ...
Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws Round 8 tie; Magnus Carlsen retains World No 1 spotFirstpost
Altibiox Norway chess; Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon AronianAll India Radio
Aronian drew with Anand, heads the points table after eight rounds ...Panorama.am
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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws Round 8 tie; Magnus Carlsen retains World No 1 spot
Firstpost
One of the most important games of the round was between Aronian and Viswanathan Anand. A win would catapult the Armenian star a clear point ahead of the rest of the field; and with just one round to go, any result other than a loss in the next round ...

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Altibox Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand forced to settle for a draw against Levon Aronian in round 8
Firstpost
Stavanger: Viswanathan Anand drew with tournament leader Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth and penultimate round of the Altibox Norway chess tournament now drawing to a close. Having done the hard work, Aronian was in no mood to spoil things ...
Aronian drew with Anand, heads the points table after eight rounds of Norway Chess 2017Panorama.am
Aronian draws in Norway Chess round 8, still leads the tournamentPanARMENIAN.Net
Aronian to face So in Stavanger's last roundMediamax.am

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