Anand beats Bacrot to finish second

World champion Viswanathan Anand pulled off a fine victory over Etienne Bacrot of France to finish second in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament in Nanjing on Saturday.Anand, whose party in the......

Anand crushes Bacrot in opener

Displaying top form, India's Viswanathan Anand cruised to a fluent win over French Grandmaster Etienne Bacrot with black pieces in the first round of the 2nd Mtel Masters International chess......

Anand draws with Topalov, stays joint-second

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain in joint-second after end of the eighth round in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament in Nanjing, China,......

Anand salvages draw against Carlsen

World champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw from a losing position against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the seventh round to occupy joint-second spot in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament in......

Anand held; Carlsen surges ahead

World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the Pearl Spring Chess tournament Nanjing, China on Sunday.After a disastrous blunder that......