Viswanathan Anand

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 […]