Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Gujrathi and Erigaisi will represent India in the men's individual event while Koneru Humpy and D Harika will do so in the women's section.
The second game of the Chess World Cup final between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw after 30 moves.
Indian chess great Viswanathan Anand sees signs of greatness in Nihal Sarin but says it's a long journey ahead for the impressive 14-year-old since there has been a trend of players struggling to replicate success as they age.
Anil Kumble would be raking in around Rs 60-75 lakh a year for endorsing Manipal Education. Viswanathan Anand would be getting anywhere between Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore. Universities are choosing sports icons as brand endorsers as they not only want to portray themselves as excellent in academics, but extra-curricular performances too.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Framcisco Pons Vallejo in the fifth round of the 22nd Linares Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.
World champion Viswanathan Anand, playing black, was involved in another draw with challenger Magnus Carlsen in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship, in Chennai, on Tuesday. The sharing of points enabled the Norwegian retain the lead at 5-3, with four games still to play in the 12-games match. Following are the moves in the eighth round, with analysis and quotes.
The forum president IM Varugeese Koshy, in a letter appealed to Rijiju that chess players be recognised by the government.
When Praggnanandhaa plays, he does not allow his confidence to fluctuate, irrespective of who his opponent is, says his father.
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The moves in the second game of the FIDE World Chess Championship match between India's Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Chennai, on Sunday.
It would be a battle between Viswanathan Anand's wealth of experience and Magnus Carlsen's ability to play in any position when the two greats of the game face-off in the much-anticipated World Chess Championship beginning this month, feel a majority of Indian Grand Masters.
The experienced Pentala Harikrishna accepted a draw against lower-rated Constantin Lupulescu of Romania to advance to round four at the FIDE Chess World Cup.
The fact that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa approved an expenditure of Rs 29 crore for the World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Norway's Magnus Carlsen to be held here points to the significance the event has for the state government.
Viswanathan Anand and National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly were held in a 2-2 draw in the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad.
India men's team's medal chances took a hit as Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran lost a crucial match which resulted in Indian men's team shock defeat at the hands of eighth seeded Armenia in the ninth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi.
The second-highest rated Indian after Viswanathan Anand beat Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan to win the Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament.
'Poker trains you a lot of skills that chess also prepares you for.' 'The most vital is restraint.' 'You may have seen us, chess players, keeping a blank expression or 'poker face'.' 'The idea is to not give away any information to your opponent.'
The Indian ace is now placed second with Kasparov and Leko, behind Kramnik, at Linares.
Asked if the teenaged GM from Chennai needs to tone down on his aggression, Ramesh said, "I don't think so. That is one of his strengths. But, he must also learn every aspect of the game, not just aggression..."
Vishwanathan Anand on his Amber triumph and the impact Kasparov's retirement could have on competitive chess.
The world's top-rated players drew with Corus champion Peter Leko of Hungary in the eighth round of the Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament.
The Indian men succumbed to their first defeat going down 1.5-2.5 to slip to joint sixth spot after the seventh round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.
Grandmasters Pendyala Harikrishna and Abhijit Kunte guided India to a 2.5-1.5 victory over the United States in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad.
A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again.
Playing white, Ganges Grandmasters defeated Balan Alaskan Knights 11-6 in a battle between the two leaders on the scoreboard.
Praggnanandhaa said just talking to the Indian chess wizard (Anand) boosts his confidence.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand came into his own with a much-needed win over Jan-Krzystof Duda in 78 moves in the second round after losing to his opponent in the first round.
Transcript of Viswanathan Anand's chat on rediff.com.
'The win will change a lot of things in Praggu... the confidence in his potential will be one of them. The win has ensured a lot of visibility which will give him a lot of opportunities.'
Indian men faced yet another reverse in their medal quest when they succumbed to a 1.5-2.5 against third seeds Israel.
The Indian ace registered his third win on the trot to join the lead group at the end of the seventh round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa went down to World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE Chess World Cup final, in Baku, on Thursday.
India played out a 2-2 draw against Europe in Online Nations Cup chess tournament in the eighth round, a setback after their first win in the event notched up against the Rest of the World. Vidith Gujrathi ended his barren spell with a win over Levon Aronian of Europe with white pieces while Jan-Krystozf Duda beat P Harikrishna to level the scores in the match on Friday.
The victory put the Indian ace in second place, behind Garry Kasparov, in the Linares chess tournament.
The victory will also help him cross the magical 2800 Elo barrier for the first time in his career.
Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in chess, points out Arvind Subramanian, economist and former chief economic adviser to the government.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
The closing ceremony of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad turned out to be a social evening
Former women's World champion Susan Polgar feels that the rising strength of Indian players makes them favourites to grab three out of the six medals at stake.
