FIDE Grand Swiss: Gukesh crushes Bacrot; Pragg held

Defending champion Vidit Gujrathi was at his best as he crashed through the defenses of Alexander Donchenko of Germany.  IMAGE: The 11-round FIDE Grand Swiss tournament will see the top two......

Divya's Bold Move! Challenges Elite In FIDE Grand Swiss

IMAGE: Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, has opted out of the Women's section to compete with the best in business in the Open section at the FIDE Grand Swiss. Photograph: FIDE/Andrei......

Grand Swiss: Leaders Nihal, Bluebaum play out draw

R Vaishali lost her sole lead after going down to Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan in the women's section. IMAGE: Indian GM Nihal Sarin and Germany's Matthias Bluebaum shook hands after a mere......

Anand beats Bacrot to finish second

World champion Viswanathan Anand pulled off a fine victory over Etienne Bacrot of France to finish second in the Pearl Spring Chess tournament in Nanjing on Saturday. Anand, whose party in the......

Anand crushes Bacrot in opener

Displaying top form, India's Viswanathan Anand cruised to a fluent win over French Grandmaster Etienne Bacrot with black pieces in the first round of the 2nd Mtel Masters International chess......