BCCI recommends Viswanathan Anand for Bharat Ratna instead of Sachin Tendulkar! Cricket Country ?I am not sure either,? said Viswanathan Anand. ?But let me take this opportunity to put it on record that I hold an enviable batting record in gully cricket and am virtually unbeatable in book cricket.? As expected, Srinivasan has pooh-poohed the ...
I am delighted!: Viswanathan Anand Times of India You have always advocated the cause of promoting chess at school level. So, does this news vindicate your stand? It's a fantastic piece of news! Obviously, I'm delighted because it augurs well for the sport. I have always said that chess should be ...
The Guardian No. 2 Overlooked, Except at the Board New York Times Viswanathan Anand, 42, who has dropped to No. 4 after recent poor results, has been the world champion since 2007. His predecessor, Vladimir Kramnik, 36, now ranked No. 3, is known as the man who dethroned Garry Kasparov as champion. Chess: Masters meetMalaysia Star
Zee News Hari tames Lahno to lead Group B Times of India CHENNAI: With Viswanathan Anand sitting out of his favourite Tata Steel (formerly Corus) chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the elite group of the event was without Indian presence. But Pentala Harikrishna have his country something to cheer about in ... Harikrishna, Harika face tough challengeThe Hindu
Harikrishna wins Tata Steel chess tournament Times of India Hari got the draw that he needed in the last round against D Reinderman of the Netherlands to finish half a point ahead of his competitors and return his best result in the tournament which gave many titles to world champion Viswanathan Anand, ...
Talent crunch Hindustan Times In chess, a few names have floated around, but none bigger than Viswanathan Anand (42), who became a Grand Master in 1988 and is the current world champion. In tennis, Leander Paes (38) won the junior Wimbledon title in 1990, played in the 1992 ...
City gets a new chess academy IBNLive.com The latest one, which opened the other day, is named after Viswanathan Anand. Kerala State Sports Council secretary PS Abdul Rassak inaugurated the Anand Chess Academy at Oolampara Junction by moving a Queen's Pawn. ''The academy can seat up to 30 ...
Columbus Dispatch On Chess: Game's peaks, valleys are exhilarating Columbus Dispatch The winner ? Viswanathan Anand, who annotated the game for New in Chess magazine ? was playing Levon Aronian. The encounter had the typical abundance of twists and turns. On move nine, Aronian made a play that he later said he was ?unhappy with ...
Washington Times SANDS: Low-key Aronian soars high in Wijk aan Zee chess tournament Washington Times Yet despite a solid and at times spectacular style at the board, he has at times been overlooked among the small class of the world's elite players, overshadowed by rivals such as Carlsen and reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand - over whom ...
Columbus Dispatch On Chess: Nakamura's style backfires at times Columbus Dispatch Victories against top players are frequent for him ? including a recent one against reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand. Nakamura's fondness for double-edged moves has prompted Garry Kasparov, his recent mentor, to urge him to play more solidly.
