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July - 2001 Anand now eyes Dortmund title Anand stays put in third place Vishy Anand wins duel of world champs It's 4-4 after eight games
June - 2001 Anand strikes back Anand faces uphill task Kramnik downs Anand in game 3 Anand-Kramnik draw first two boards All eyes on Kramnik-Anand tie Anand shines in Mainz Anand readies to take on Kramnik Anand six points off 2800 barrier Vijayalakshmi makes it four in a row Barua pips Sasikiran for title Saheli Barua shocks Vijayalakshmi Barua catches up with Sasikiran Vijayalakshmi assured national crown Sasikiran hangs on to solitary point lead Vijayalakshmi sits pretty at the top Neeraj Mishra stuns Sasikiran Anand performs a 'trick' in Advance chess Vijayalakshmi shocked Sasikiran enhances lead Anand edges past Leko Viji scores lucky win Barua outplays Sasikiran Anand to clash with Leko Sasikiran takes sole lead Konguvel inches closer to GM-norm Vijaylakshmi maintains sole lead Vijaylakshmi takes sole lead Viji, Anupama share the lead
May - 2001 Sasikiran draws with White, goes out of reckoning Sasikiran loses first game of semis Anand wins Merida title Anand extends lead to a full point Anand jumps to sole lead with Short's scalp Anand in fine form in Mexico Anand pulls off a brilliant win Anand starts campaign with a draw Sasikaran 'tricks for India Prasad loses in Asian zonal chess
April - 2001 Spanish title for Anand Abhijit, Sandipan shine in Dubai chess
March - 2001 Kramnik, Topalov win Amber chess Anand draws with Kramnik Topalov beats Anand Anand beats Van Wely Anand leads after defeating Piket in Round 6 Anand beats Ivanchuk Anand defeats Gelfand Anand beats Leko, Topalov upsets Kramnik Anand loses first game in 9 months Anand gets one up on Karpov
February - 2001 Anand for introduction of four-hour game Anand plans to start academy after retiring Gallagher wins Goodricke chess Kharlov emerges sole leader Chanda closes in on second GM norm Chanda scores fourth consecutive win PSCB set to win National chess PSCB well ahead in National chess
January - 2001 Three share lead in National team chess Akopian wins Ubeda chess Kasparov takes Corus, Anand second Harikrisha's loss pushes him down to fifth position Sandipan continues good show Kasparov goes one point clear Vishy Anand's Great Indian Rope Trick Chanda suffers first defeat Anand draws again Sandipan draws with Kobalija Anand draws again, Kasparov surges into lead Sandipan Chanda registers second win Seventh successive draw for Anand; Kasparov beats Shirov Indians off to a good start Kramnik, Kasparov move into top gear Anand fails to drive home advantage Harikrishna wins second round match Anand draws again, Shirov emerges sole leader Anand draws again; Kasparov, Kramnik lead Anand misses opportunity to tame Kasparov Anand blasts Tiviakov's Dragon Anand escapes with a draw Indian contingent fails to impress at Linares Chess tourney All play, no work for Anand G B Prakash wins Rating chess On the treadmill Prakash, Deshmukh in close race Karpov acknowledges Anand as champion Prakash consolidates position at the top G B Prakash maintains sole lead G B Prakash regains the lead Part IX -- The Intervening Years G B Prakash takes sole lead Anand sees bright commercial future for chess Konguvel surprised by Kalyan Kumar Part VIII -- Enter the Dragon, exit Anand Anand versus Kasparov: The big clash Part VI -- the World Championship Part V -- Man versus Machine
