Facing a point deficit with just four games to go, five time world champion Viswanathan Anand is in a now-or-never situation in the World Chess Championship match against Magnus Carlsen.
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.
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Magnus Carlsen in the fifth game of the ongoing World Chess Championship in Sochi, on Friday.
After soaking in the pressure and being immersed in preparation for months, defending champion Viswanathan Anand on Saturday said he felt relieved that his World Championship match against Magnus Carlsen finally got underway but his rival was not too pleased with first day's proceedings.
Billed as the most high-profile clash in chess history in more than 40 years, the World Chess Championship match -- between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- begins in Chennai on Saturday, with the experts divided over who will walk away with the coveted title.
Arguably one of the greatest ever chess players, Garry Kasparov feels that Magnus Carlsen has the necessary arsenal to beat five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in their World Championship clash that will commence in Chennai on Saturday.
Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen outwitted India's Viswanathan Anand to win the sixth game of the World Chess Championship in Sochi on Saturday.
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.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking loss against Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the fourth round of Candidates Chess tournament.
The crown slipping away from his hands, defending champion Viswanathan Anand will have to pull himself together and produce a couple of sterling efforts to come back in the World Chess Championship match against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round, ending the Indian challenge in the Isle of Man International Chess tournament on Sunday.
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand made it to the knock-out stage in the London Chess Classic with an easy draw against Andrei Istratescu of France in the fifth round of the preliminaries that concluded at the Olympia.
High-flying with his superman-cap, overnight joint leader Grandmaster Gupta ran out of steam and surrendered to Nakamura on a day when B Adhiban also did well to hold Levon Aronian of Armenia to a creditable draw.
Predicting a close finish in the ongoing World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, chess legend Garry Kasparov has said the massive hype and publicity surrounding the match could revive the game across the globe.
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.
Viswanathan Anand played out his second straight draw in the Shamkir Chess tournament.
Five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand has described this year which saw him surrender the world crown to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen as a 'horrible' one.
He might have been dethroned as the world champion by Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen at home, but Viswanathan Anand who says he is looking forward to fix some issues and start the new season on a positive note.
The FIDE, world chess governing body, has revealed that it tried its best to convince India to allow Norway to stage one half of the 2013 World Chess Championship match but it refused.
Magnus Carlsen has expressed "deep disappointment" at world chess's governing body FIDE's decision to award the World Championship final to Viswanathan Anand's hometown Chennai, accusing it of 'lack of transparency'.
Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive win continued as he was held to yet another draw by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the sixth round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament, Stavanger, Norway.
Victory eluded World champion Viswanathan Anand for the second successive day as he played out a draw with Russian Nikita Vituigov in the second round of the Alekhine Memorial Chess tournament in Paris at the Louvre.
World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by rising Chinese star Ding Liren in the third round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger.
Time might be running out and the throne slipping away but defending champion Viswanathan Anand made it clear that he will come back harder in the next game after drawing the eighth tie of the World Chess Championship.
The King is wounded, not dead. Defending champion Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a draw but said he was relieved to eke out a draw after two losses on the trot against Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship in Chennai on Monday.
World champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as he was held by former challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia for a draw, in the fourth round of the London Chess Classic.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had another disappointing final day as the Indian finished on ninth spot in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour.
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand Sunday offerred aplology after he played out a tame draw with white pieces in the second game of World Chess Championship clash against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Chennai.
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand had another bad outing, drawing seven and losing two games, to remain on joint eighth place after the end of nine rounds of blitz in the St. Louis Rapid and blitz chess tournament in St. Louis, United States.
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand remained in sole lead after a third straight draw, signing peace with Russian Sergey Karjakin in the sixth round of Candidates Chess tournament in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on Wednesday.
Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand faces a stern test in defending his world title against a young Magnus Carlsen as one of the most awaited World Chess Championship matches in the recent history of the game begins in Chennai from Saturday.
As Chennai gets ready to host the 2013 FIDE World Chess championship between the 43 year old defending champion Viswanathan Anand and 22 year old challenger Magnus Carlsen from Norway, on Saturday November 9, Aruna Anand, wife and manager of Anand talks to rediff.com about how the defending champion is gearing up for the big day.
The clash itself is still a good two weeks away but the buzz is already palpable for the World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and world number one Magnus Carlsen, who is half the Indian legend's age.
World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his campaign with an easy draw against Sergey Karjaikin of Russia in the ninth and final round of Tal Memorial Chess tournament that concluded in Moscow.
Victory eluded Viswanathan Anand yet again as the world champion played out a draw with Russian Vladimir Kramnik in the eighth and penultimate round of the Tal Memorial Chess Tournament in Moscow.
World champion Viswanathan Anand bounced back from the disappointing results of the past two rounds to defeat Russian Alexander Morozevich in a positional skirmish in the third round of the Tal Memorial chess tournament now in progress in Moscow.
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen to jump to the joint third spot after the end of the fourth round of Norway Chess tournament, in Stavanger.
World champion Viswanathan Anand got off to a good start in the Tal Memorial chess tournament, finishing second in the blitz event, in Moscow. Remaining undefeated, Anand scored 6.5 points in the ten-player round-robin event and placed a clear second.
Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go, Viswanathan Anand has said he was fine with an easy draw in the ninth game and insisted that he still has a chance of posting a win in the World Chess Championship match.
World champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint-third after the seventh round of Norway chess 2013 super tournament, in Sor Hidle.
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