Sasikiran wins Capablanca memorial chess

IMAGE: Krishnan Sasikiran. Photograph: Twitter. Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran earned 6.5 points from 10 rounds to became the first Indian to win the 52nd Capablanca Memorial Chess......

Sasikiran holds Ivanchuk

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran did well to hold second seed Vasily Ivanchuk to a draw and retain joint-fifth position after the third round in the Aerosvit International Chess tournament in Yalta,......

Anand Rapid champion, second overall

Viswanathan Anand duly clinched the Rapid title of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament and finished second overall, as his old rival Vladimir Kramnik emerged winner in Blindfold and......

Anand clinches Rapid title with one round to spare

Viswanathan Anand played two quiet draws with Peter Leko and clinched the top spot in the Rapid section of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Grandmasters chess tournament. He is also second overall.......

Anand extends lead to two points

Viswanathan Anand had mixed luck, losing yet another blindfold game, but then crushed Lev Aronian in the rapid game to extend his lead to a full point in the section after nine rounds of the Melody......