Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Sports Shorts: Saina sails into semis but Sindhu, Srikanth lose at Indonesia Masters

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Olympic medallist Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semi-finals of the Indonesia Masters' tournament after a straight-game win over Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna holds Adams in Geneva FIDE GP

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

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

Svidler forces Anand to fourth straight draw

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a fourth consecutive draw after signing peace with Peter Svidler of Russia in the seventh round at the Candidates Chess tournament in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on Friday. At the half-way stage of the tournament, Anand has 4.5 points out of a possible seven.

Carlsen is World Rapid Champion, Vishy Anand finishes 25th!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand ended the World Rapid Championship on a positive note, scoring four points out of five games on the final day, but the Indian ace could only finish 25th in the final standings.

Chess World Cup: Anand loses to Kovalyov, Gujrathi wins with black

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov to leave the Indian on the verge of an early exit at the FIDE Chess World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.