Anand crushes Topalov, moves to joint second

Playing black, Anand opted for the Sicilian once more after Svidler opened with his king pawn. It is the third time in the tournament that Anand was involved with a Sicilian opening and it has been a choice that has worked so far. Though he got into ...

World champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint-third after the seventh round of Norway chess 2013 super tournament, in Sor Hidle. It turned out to be a good day in office for Anand as he won an important game with black pieces, adding to the woes of Radjabov whose slide in the world ranking continued. The full point also took Anand to four points out of a possible seven. Karjakin accounted for Hikaru Nakamura, showing great signs of recovery after ...

It turned out to be a good day in office for Anand as he won an important game with black pieces adding to the woes of Radjabov whose slide in the world ranking continued. The full point also took Anand to four points out of a possible seven.

Breaking news It came down to a single "armageddon" playoff game, but top-seeded GM Gata Kamsky claimed the 2013 U.S. championship in a thrilling finish Monday at the Chess Club Scholastic Center of St. Louis. He defeated Texas GM Alejandro Ramirez ...

Cubans draw in their debut in the Capablanca Memorial Cuban Grand Masters (GM) Yuniesky Quesada and Leinier Dominguez, who are our reps at the Elite pool of the Capablanca Memorial, drew during the first day of this chess event underway in Havana.

Robert Byrne was awarded the international grandmaster title in 1964, when it was a very rare event no other American got the GM title for another 12 years. Byrne was a 36-year-old college professor when he became a GM, and the title seemed to cap a ...

Dubai: Woman grandmaster Ju Wenjun continued to surprise in a male dominated sport as she and five other grandmasters remain tied for the lead after seven rounds of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship at the Dubai Chess Club in Dubai. Tied at 6 ...

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MANILA Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Mark Paragua bowed to his Vietnamese opponent in the sixth round of the 3rd HD Bank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Paragua yielded to top-seed GM Le Quang Liem after 43 ...