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Anand to mentor Indian squads at Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com2 May 2022

It has bolstered the home team's medal chances at the 14-day event, which is expected to see massive participation from more than 150 countries.

Sports Shorts: Gujrathi jumps to joint lead, Anand draws

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

It took Gujrathi 40 moves to outwit Benjamin and now he shares the lead with six others. The fourth Indian to cross the 2700 ELO rating barrier, Gujrathi will face American Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman in the fifth round.

Sethuraman holds Anand in Isle of Man

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

Both Anand and Sethuraman inched themselves up to five points out of a possible seven and shared the joint eighth spot after a rather dull day that witnessed several draws on the top tables.

Isle of Man Chess: Anand held by Artemiev as Indian challenge ends

Rediff.com28 Oct 2018

Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round, ending the Indian challenge in the Isle of Man International Chess tournament on Sunday.

Isle of Man Chess: Anand beats Fridman, Abhijeet runs out of steam in sixth round

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

High-flying with his superman-cap, overnight joint leader Grandmaster Gupta ran out of steam and surrendered to Nakamura on a day when B Adhiban also did well to hold Levon Aronian of Armenia to a creditable draw.

Sports Shorts: Real's Ramos criticises Barca's Pique over political stance

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday

Adhiban beats Adams to tie for third in Isle of Man

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

Grandmaster B Adhiban finished tied third at the Chess.com Isle of Man International tournament after beating the highly-regarded Michael Adams of England in the ninth and final round, in Isle of Man (UK) on Monday.