Viswanathan Anand: News
24 Aug 2023
R PraggnanandhaaR Praggnanandhaa: Decoding his career achievements
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fell short versus world number one, Magnus Carlsen, in the Chess World Cup final.
23 Aug 2023
R PraggnanandhaaChess WC final: Praggnanandhaa 1-1 Carlsen; here's what happens next
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa could enter the record books on August 24.
21 Aug 2023
R PraggnanandhaaChess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa becomes third-youngest to reach Candidates Tournament
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa upset world number three, Fabiano Caruana, 3.5-2.5 through the tie-break to reach the finals of the 2023 Chess World Cup.
08 Jul 2021
ChessMixed fortunes for Anand in Croatia Grand Chess Tour event
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand started with a fluent win over Dutch Grandmaster Jorden van Foreest before faltering against France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the second round of the rapid event in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour tournament that began in Zagreb on Wednesday.
14 Jun 2021
Aamir KhanAamir Khan quits chess-match against Viswanathan Anand before end time
Some days back, we reported that Aamir Khan will play a chess game against ex-champion Viswanathan Anand to raise COVID-19 funds.
10 Jun 2021
Aamir KhanAamir Khan-Viswanathan Anand's chess duel to raise COVID-19 relief funds
Aamir Khan will take on former world champion Viswanathan Anand in a game of chess to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.
14 Dec 2020
ChessAanand L Rai to direct chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's biopic
Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is all set to co-produce and direct an upcoming biopic on Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
22 Apr 2020
IndiaViswanathan Anand to represent India in online Nations Cup chess
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand will lead India's contingent in the upcoming online Nations Cup.
21 Jan 2020
AnandTendulkar and Anand dropped from AICS advisory panel: Details here
Indian sports legends, Sachin Tendulkar from cricket and Viswanathan Anand from chess, have been dropped from the advisory panel of the All India Council of Sports (AICS).
29 Aug 2019
India#NewsBytesExclusive: India's 64th GM Prithu Gupta on his chess journey
15-year-old Prithu Gupta is enigmatic, intelligent and mature.
20 Jul 2019
IndiaChess: Prithu Gupta becomes India's 64th Grandmaster
India have a new Grandmaster, 15-year-old Prithu Gupta.
30 Jul 2018
ChessExplainer: What are the different formats of chess?
Internationally, chess is played in three formats, namely, classical, blitz and rapid; the main difference being time allotted to make a move.
24 Jun 2018
Vishwanathan AnandKnow everything about India's youngest Grandmaster
R Praggnanandhaa became the world's second youngest Grandmaster as he achieved this feat at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days.
05 Mar 2018
MoscowVishwanathan Anand wins Rapid Chess title at Tal Memorial
Viswanathan Anand won the Tal Memorial rapid chess title in Moscow, finishing the event with 6 points, scoring four wins and four draws.
21 Dec 2017
World Chess ChampionshipWorld Chess Championship 'Kama Sutra' logo stuns internet
The world of chess has been left stunned after the FIDE 2018 World Chess Championship unveiled its logo. It looks like a 'Kama Sutra' logo, at best.
06 Sep 2017
ChessVishwanathan Anand, SP Sethuraman ease into second round
On Monday, chess mastermind Viswanathan Anand secured his place in the second round by holding Malaysia's Li Tian Yeoh to a draw at the ongoing Chess World Cup in Tbilisi.
14 Aug 2017
ChessThe Clash of the Titans: Kasparov vs Anand
The game of 64 squares is back in the spotlight, as its greatest champion returns to centre stage.
22 Jul 2017
Roger FedererViswanathan Anand takes a break to focus on World Cup
Former chess world champion Viswanathan Anand is taking some time off as he wants to to focus on the next month's Rapid & Blitz Chess tournament in St Louis.
24 Nov 2016
YouTubeIs he India's next Sachin Tendulkar?
A video of a five-year old Delhi batsman playing in an Under-14 tournament has gone viral on the internet.
15 Aug 2016
IndiaSports achievements in the past decade
In the past decade, India's big sporting moments include the 2007 WT20 victory, 2008 Beijing Olympics where Abhinav Bindra clinched the only ever individual Gold for India, in shooting, and the ICC World Cup in 2011.