The victory placed the Indian World Cup champions in the joint lead with Alexei Shirov and Judith Polgar in the Corus chess tournament.
After conceding a draw with white against Levon Aronian of Armenia, Anand got the favour returned although he had to work relatively harder to maintain parity against Nakamura, often termed his nemesis.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand took an early lead by winning the first game of the rapid match against former world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in Bastia, France on Sunday.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess championship against Magnus Carlsen now underway in Sochi.
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand asserted his supremacy at the Morelia-Linares tournament for the second time on the trot after settling for a facile draw with Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the 14th and final round in Linares. Anand ended this category-21 tournament with 8.5 points and finished a half point clear of nearest rival Magnus Carlsen of Norway who played a draw with Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in his last game.
The para-athletes outnumbered the able-bodied ones in the list this time due to the magnificent Paris Paralympics performance in which they returned with 29 medals, including seven gold and nine silver.
After jumping to joint lead following a crushing victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand could not repeat the magic and Caruana deserved all the credit for taking chances.
At the closing ceremony, Gukesh was adorned with a garland as he proudly held the coveted trophy.
A lot has been written about Gukesh but have you wondered about how it is to be the parents of a genius and budding World Champion.
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..."
Anand got off to a good start and won the first game of the best-of-four contest. The next two games were drawn before Leko levelled by winning the fourth.
World champion Viswnathan Anand played out his second draw in the Zurich Chess Challenge, easily holding world number two Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to an easy draw in the second round in Zurich.
The world champion maintained his slender half-point lead after the sixth round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.
Anand, who had finished third in the penultimate leg in Bucharest, concluded with a seventh-place finish
Defending champions Triveni Continental Kings outclassed PBG Alaskan Knights in both final matches to secure their second successive title in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand has bowed out of contention for a top place in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess championship after being eliminated in the preliminary round.
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the fourth game of the World Championship in Bonn, Germany on Saturday. With eight more games to be played, the scoreline now reads 2.5-1.5 in favour of Anand.
India's Viswanathan Anand will open his campaign with white pieces against defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first game of the World Championship, which starts in Sochi, on Saturday.
Koneru Humpy's non-participation in the event has not hampered the team's chances much as Vaishali has jumped significantly in rankings and is a force to reckon with in the women's circle.
Five-time world champions Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen played out a draw in the top duel of the opening day as the second edition of the Global Chess League began with players from around the world squaring off in London on Thursday.
As the players go into the ninth round, in which Anand will play with black pieces, we take a look at the many moods of the two giants of the 64-squares arena since the match began on November 7.
The seasoned Anand beat Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves in a fifth round match. But India were held to a 2-2 draw by Russia in the ongoing Online Nations Cup.
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway drew the first blood by defeating challenger Viswanathan Anand in the second game of the World Chess Championship in Sochi on Sunday.
World Cup champion Viswanathan Anand started off with a quick 28-move draw against Azerbaijani sensation Grandmaster Teimour Radjabov in the opening round of the 65th Corus Grandmaster Group tournament
The Indian ace, who is second in the table, took his tally to 3 points after the fourth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.
While Garry Kasparov stretched his lead to a full point over Topalov in the 9th round of the 22nd Linares super Grandmasters' tournament.
Chess icon Viswanathan Anand feels the current crop of Indian players, that he has had a role in shaping, has turned out to be "great" in grabbing crucial opportunities.
World champion Viswanathan Anand beat Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the third round to occupy sole second place in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.
Playing chess all year round can take a huge toll on the physical and mental aspects of a player and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa acknowledged that sometimes he has to completely take his mind off the sport to prepare for the upcoming challenges.
Viswanathan Anand beat Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the first round of the Morelia-Linares Chess tournament.
World champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare against young Anish Giri of Holland before salvaging a draw in the 12th and penultimate round of the 73rd Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
World champion Viswanathan Anand, who turned 40 on December 11, looks back on the year gone by and his upcoming World Championship match with Veselin Topolov.
On the eve of his 40th birthday, the first chess player to become world champion in all three formats of the game, Indian ace Vishwanathan Anand has just one wish - to see his sport included in the Olympics.
Viswanathan Anand mantained his composure and played out an easy draw against reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the fifth and final round of classical section at the Zurich Chess challenge on Tuesday.
The world champion took the sole lead after playing a couple of draws with Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round of the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament. Anand took his combined tally to four points and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, Levon Aronian of Armenia, Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Topalov who all have 3.5 points apiece.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Boris Gelfand of Israel in the third round of Zurich Chess Challenge on Tuesday.
World champion Viswanathan Anand beat Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain to enter the final of the Ciudad de Leon rapid chess tournament in Leon, Spain. Anand after being held to a draw 2-2 in the four scheduled games of the first semi-final won the tie-breaker 1.5-0.5 to complete a 3.5-2.5 verdict.
'We were the best team in Asia at one point. Today, we are barely in the reckoning for the Davis Cup.' 'Players now, especially this decade, lack perseverance.'
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished tied seventh after the end of the ninth and final round of Altibox Norway chess tournament in Stavanger.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan in the ninth and penultimate round of the Pearl Spring Chess tournament Nanjing on Friday.
