'Future is here': Vishy lauds Gukesh

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Indian teenager D Gukesh (17) has become the youngest player ever to challenge for the World Chess Championship title. He clinched victory in......

Praggnanandhaa takes lead with five successive wins

  IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa defeated Azerbaijani GM Teimour Radjabov in the opening round of the day, before winning convincingly against rapid champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.......

Sports Shorts: Ajax midfielder Nouri out of danger after collapsing on pitch

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday   IMAGE: Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Abdelhak Nouri recieves medical attention after collapsing on the field during a......

Anand held by Svidler at Norway Chess

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw against Russian Peter Svidler as black while World No 1 Magnus Carlsen turned the tables on Sergey Karjakin of Russia to put a twist in the......

Anand draws with Topalov, loses sole lead

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out two draws with Bulgarian world number one Veselin Topalov in the ninth round to surrender his sole lead in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament......