Vishy Anand Begins With a Bang, Leads the Pack in Bilbao Chess Masters Final
September 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess Masters, Indian Sport News, spain, Vishwanathan AnandAfter basketball, it is the turn of chess at the Spanish city of Bilbao. Situated on the bank of Nervion River, the historical city has already become a major tourist center in southern Europe. Until the other day, Bilbao attracted worldwide attention for hosting Group C round-robin matches of the FIBA sponsored basketball World Cup, […]
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Vishy Anand Shows Why He Ruled the World of Chess for Years
March 30, 2014 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan AnandJust when many people thought Vishy Anand was over the hill, the 44 year old Indian has staged one of the most remarkable turnaround in the history of chess. Playing brilliantly and intelligently in the FIDE Candidates Tournament, Anand emerged the victor in the field of 8 players’ double round-robin matches held from March 13, […]
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Carlsen, Cheparinov Emerge Victorious in Two Separate World Chess Events
February 10, 2014 R K Gupta
Cheparinov, Chess, Magnus Carlsen, World ChessThe first week of February 2014, brought the news about two important chess tournaments, played in different parts of the world. In the Zurich Chess Challenge, which concluded on Tuesday February 4, the newly-crowned World Champion, Magnus Carlsen put the stamp of his authority on the game. It was Carlsen’s first truly serious tournament, after […]
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The Life and Times of the Mercurial Vishy Anand
December 26, 2013 R K Gupta
Chess, Vishwanathan AnandFor 8 years on trot, beginning July 2000, India’s Viswanathan Anand consistently maintained his FIDE ranking within world’s top 3. He briefly descended from the no.1 position in July 2008 to no. 5 in October 2008 but quickly climbed back to the top 3 once again and stayed there till March 2010. During March-May 2010, […]
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Magnus Carlsen Emerges as the New King of Chess
November 25, 2013 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan AnandIn less than a week from now, Magnus Carlsen will be 23, having been born on November 30, 1990. In being crowned as the new world chess champion, after the conclusion of the 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship, held in Chennai during November 7-22, 2013, Carlsen couldn’t have dreamed of a better birthday gift to […]
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