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Harikrishna joint-winner in Reykjavik

Harikrishna joint-winner in Reykjavik

Rediff.com15 Mar 2006

The Indian ace settled for a quick draw with Grandmaster Gabrielo Sargissian in the ninth and final round of the Reykjavik International chess tournament.

Kidambi holds Shirov

Kidambi holds Shirov

Rediff.com1 Feb 2006

World junior champion Kiril Georgiev of Bulgaria beat second seed Vladimir Akopian of Armenia to remain in the Gibtele.com Masters chess tournament.

Bhupathi-Mirnyi cruise into semis

Bhupathi-Mirnyi cruise into semis

Rediff.com31 May 2004

The third seeded pair registered a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win against Karsten Braasch of Germany and Sargis Sargsian of Armenia.

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Rediff.com15 Jan 2006

The Indian ace beat Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in just 37 moves at the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Rediff.com14 Jan 2006

Viswanathan Anand will start his campaign against the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster, in the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Anand slips to 3rd rank in FIDE

Anand slips to 3rd rank in FIDE

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

While Harikrishna is ranked 28th on 2673 points, Sasikiran is 30th on 2670 points.

Ponomariov settles for exciting draw

Ponomariov settles for exciting draw

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

The former World champion was playing his first game of the finals against Levon Aronian at the World Chess Cup.

Ponomariov in World Chess Cup finals

Ponomariov in World Chess Cup finals

Rediff.com15 Dec 2005

He set up his finals clash with Levon Aronian in the World Chess Cup.

Humpy strikes back in Dubai

Humpy strikes back in Dubai

Rediff.com28 Apr 2007

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy got back into the reckoning after defeating International Master Sergey Kayumov of Uzbekistan in the sixth round of the Dubai International Chess championship in Dubai on Saturday.

Tania joins leaders after 2nd round

Tania joins leaders after 2nd round

Rediff.com11 Nov 2005

GM Tania Sachdev emerged amongst 10-leaders with a finely crafted victory over Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran

Just how corrupt is India?

Just how corrupt is India?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2005

Anand loses to Morozevich

Anand loses to Morozevich

Rediff.com18 Mar 2007

The Indian ace had a disappointing start at Amber chess tournament.

Vice president Shekhawat meets Armenian president

Vice president Shekhawat meets Armenian president

Rediff.com6 Oct 2005

The Vice President will be addressing the national assembly of Armenia.

Nistelrooy inspires Dutch

Nistelrooy inspires Dutch

Rediff.com8 Sep 2005

The Netherlands consolidated their position at the top of Group One with a 4-0 World Cup qualifying rout of Andorra.

Anand draws with Svidler

Anand draws with Svidler

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

The Indian ace was held for the second successive day in the Morelia/Linares Super Grandmasters' chess tournament.

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Rediff.com28 Jan 2007

Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov jointly won the Category-19 Corus Chess tournament.

Anand trounces Svidler

Anand trounces Svidler

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

The victory took the Indian ace to joint-second in the Corus chess tournament, behind, Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.

Tough outings ahead for Anand

Tough outings ahead for Anand

Rediff.com18 Jan 2007

The Indian ace takes on Russian Grandmaster Peter Svidler in fifth round of the Corus International chess tournament.

Harikrishna closes in on title

Harikrishna closes in on title

Rediff.com19 Jul 2005

With his seventh win in nine games, Harikrishna retained his slender half a point lead over Alexander Motylev of Russia

'India to develop sources for rough diamonds'

'India to develop sources for rough diamonds'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2007

Security of supply of raw materials is thus an important issue, said Jairam Ramesh, minister of State of Commerce. India now imports close to $8 billion of rough diamonds.

Harikrishna off to smooth start

Harikrishna off to smooth start

Rediff.com10 Jul 2005

P Harikrishna started off with a facile victory over Grandmaster Zhang Pengxiang of China in the first round

Mutu returns to action after seven month ban

Mutu returns to action after seven month ban

Rediff.com30 May 2005

in their final game of the season against Cagliari.

Anand retains Morelia-Linares title

Anand retains Morelia-Linares title

Rediff.com8 Mar 2008

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.

Draw with Ivanchuk puts Anand in sight of title

Draw with Ivanchuk puts Anand in sight of title

Rediff.com7 Mar 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to maintain a half point lead after the penultimate round in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.

Cyprus hold Germany

Cyprus hold Germany

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

In other action on a night of just seven qualifiers around the continent, there were wins for Croatia, Russia, Ireland, Poland and Finland.

Anand beats Leko to take sole lead

Anand beats Leko to take sole lead

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand coasted to his third victory with black and jumped into sole lead after defeating Peter Leko of Hungary in the fifth round of the Morelia-Linares Chess tournament, in Morelia, Mexico, on Thursday.

Turkish author wins Literature Nobel

Turkish author wins Literature Nobel

Rediff.com12 Oct 2006

In its citation, the academy said Pamuk, who lives and works in Istanbul, "in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures."

Sachdeva has tough duel on hand

Sachdeva has tough duel on hand

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

The Indian ace plays Mongontuul Bathuyag of Mongolia in the eighth round of the World Junior girls' chess championship.

Anand draws, moves to third

Anand draws, moves to third

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

The world champion played out a draw with Israeli Boris Gelfand to improve to joint third after the ninth round of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Sasikiran wins fourth round

Sasikiran wins fourth round

Rediff.com19 Feb 2005

GM Krishnan Sasikiran scored a much-awaited victory against GM Tomasz Markowski of Poland in the fourth round.

Sasikiran keeps title hopes alive

Sasikiran keeps title hopes alive

Rediff.com1 Feb 2005

The Indian Grandmaster beat veteran GM Pia Cramling of Sweden in the seventh round of the master's section of Gibtele.com chess festival in Gibraltar.

Hewitt survives early scare

Hewitt survives early scare

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Top seed Lleyton Hewitt recovered from a slow start to beat French qualifier Arnaud Clement in the first round of the Australian hardcourt championships.

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Rediff.com26 Nov 2004

16-year old Deep Sengupta shocked third seed Russian GM Evgeny Alekseev to move to second place with 7.5 points.

Harikrishna maintains lead

Harikrishna maintains lead

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004

The Indian Grandmaster is half a point ahead of second-placed Zhao Jun of China after nine round in the World Junior Chess Championship.

Harikrishna maintains lead

Harikrishna maintains lead

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

P Harikrishna leads by seven points after completion of eight rounds in the World Junior Chess championship.

Harikrishna in joint lead

Harikrishna in joint lead

Rediff.com23 Nov 2004

Harikrishna, Tigran Petrosian and Zhao Jun jointly lead the table with six points each after the seventh round in the World Junior Chess Championship.

Harikrishna maintains lead

Harikrishna maintains lead

Rediff.com22 Nov 2004

The Indian Grandmaster drew with third seed Evgeny Alekseev of Russia in the sixth round in the World Junior chess championship.

Mutu joins Romania squad

Mutu joins Romania squad

Rediff.com15 Nov 2004

The Romanian striker joined up with the squad as they left for Yerevan to face Armenia in a World Cup qualifier next week.