Viswanathan Anand

Clash of egos, ideas and identities: Is GCL breaking the stereotype and making chess players talk as teams? | Chess News

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, and Koneru Humpy (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former World chess champion and one of the greatest ever to grace the game of 64 squares, Bobby Fischer once said, “I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.”Few quotes capture the long-held mythology of elite chess as sharply as that one. […]

India not only ancient home of chess, but modern powerhouse as well: FIDE President

International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich on Monday hailed India as a “modern powerhouse” in world chess, saying the upcoming FIDE World Cup is being held in Goa because the country has become a “central pillar in the global structure” of the sport. As many as 206 top players from 80 countries will compete […]

World chess champion and World Cup top seed D Gukesh: ‘I have some great memories of Goa’ | Chess News

D Gukesh (Norway Chess via PTI Photo) World chess champion D Gukesh anticipates his return to Goa for the FIDE World Cup starting Friday, where he previously competed in his early career.The prestigious FIDE World Cup makes its return to India after 23 years. The tournament will be hosted at a North Goa resort from […]

Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29: Viswanathan Anand ‘shocked’; Vladimir Kramnik seeks proper investigation

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died on Monday, October 20. He was 29, weeks shy of 30. The cause of his death was not immediately known. Naroditsky became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside […]

Garry Kasparov stuns Viswanathan Anand on Day 1 of Clutch Chess, takes early lead | Chess News

Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov stole the limelight on the opening day of the Clutch Chess series, defeating former world champion Viswanathan Anand in the third game to take a narrow 2.5-1.5 lead in the high-stakes contest underway. At 62, Kasparov showed that age has not diminished his chess acumen, reminding fans why […]

Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov: Legendary chess rivals reignite 30-year-old battle in USA | Chess News

Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov (Agency Photo) Chess legends Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov will compete in the Clutch Chess: The Legends tournament at St. Louis Chess Club, USA, starting Wednesday. The 12-game Chess 960 match features a USD 144,000 prize pool and marks their first face-off in three decades, with games spread across three […]

Viswanathan Anand-Kasparov reunion, Gukesh vs Carlsen clash confirmed for October

Indian chess icon Viswanathan Anand is set to renew his legendary rivalry with Russian great Garry Kasparov, while reigning world champion D Gukesh will face Magnus Carlsen in the Clutch Chess exhibition matches this October in St Louis, USA. The headline fixture will see Anand and Kasparov, two of the game’s greatest ever players, lock […]

‘Tamil Nadu greatest state’: Indian-American techie’s X post stirs row; ‘I am also proud of…’

An Indian-American techie’s ‘Tamil pride’ post on X divides the Internet. (Photo: @ChessBaseIndia) A prominent Indian-American voice on X, Sidharth who posts on tech, investment and recently on Elon Musk’s America Party, stirred a row on the social media platform through his Tamil supremacy as he called Tamil Nadu the greatest state of India. Sidharth […]

Chess | ‘In North India, we’re trained thugs’: The harsh truth behind the nation’s North-South divide | Chess News

Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: In the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, those from the North and the South had a contrasting approach towards dominance, survival, and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the North were met with the alliance-building of the South.Along those lines, a similar story is […]