Historic! Arjun Erigaisi crosses 2800 rating barrier

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi delivered a stellar performance, defeating Andreikin and propelling his rating past the coveted 2800 threshold. Photograph: Kind Courtesy WR Chess masters/X In a......

Sports shorts: Anand keeps lead after draw with Andreikin

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against lowest-ranked Dmitry Andreikin of Russia in the fifth round, but kept the lead at the Candidates chess tournament......

Chess: Parimarjan to take on Andreikin in Rd 7

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi will hope to recover lost ground when he takes on Russian Dmitry Andreikin in the seventh round of the Young Grandmasters tournament, a part of 43rd Biel Chess Festival......

Sports shorts: Anand lets Andreikin off the hook; maintains full point lead

Indian ace Viswanathan Anand let Russia's Dmitry Andreikin off the hook as he settled for a draw to maintain a full-point lead in the Candidates Chess tournament in Khanty Mansiysk on Thursday. It......

Anand opens account with a draw in Tal Memorial Chess

World champion Viswanathan Anand opened his account with a draw against lowest-ranked Dmitry Andreikin of Russia in the second round of Tal Memorial Chess tournament in Moscow. After suffering a......