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Anand crashes to defeat

Anand crashes to defeat

Rediff.com4 Jun 2006

The Indian men suffered another humiliating defeat to a lowly ranked Canada by a 1.5-2.5 margin.

Anand beats Aronian

Anand beats Aronian

Rediff.com30 Mar 2006

The victory enabled the Indian ace stay in joint lead after the blindfold game in the 10th and penultimate round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament.

Anand bounces back to defeat Svidler

Anand bounces back to defeat Svidler

Rediff.com20 Mar 2006

The Indian ace's victory came after a shocking loss to Alexander Morozevich in the opening round of the Amber tournament.

'Byomkesh Bakshy is too honest to exist today'

'Byomkesh Bakshy is too honest to exist today'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

'The problem of 2015 is not who did it but how we should punish the guy who did it. The judicial system in our country is hugely inadequate.' Dibakar Banerjee talks about his new film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy and much more.

'The Indian soldiers adapted quickly and performed remarkably well'

'The Indian soldiers adapted quickly and performed remarkably well'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

'Many sepoys fought with distinction, winning some of the first Victoria Crosses to be awarded to Indians; and indeed, as in any army fighting under such inhumane conditions -- standing in the freezing sludge, with shrapnel tearing through bodies and being subjected to gas attacks -- some buckled under pressure.'

Aronian wins World Chess Cup

Aronian wins World Chess Cup

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

The former World junior champion defeated former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine 2-0 in the tie-break games of the final.

Gelfand beats Gurevich

Gelfand beats Gurevich

Rediff.com13 Dec 2005

The Israeli GM drew first blood in the fight for 5-8 places, beating the Belgian GM in the first game of the two-game mini-match in the World Chess Cup.

Harikrishna takes sole lead

Harikrishna takes sole lead

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

P Harikrishna outplayed Woman Grandmaster Zhao Xue of China in the second round

Dempo to play for prestige against Al-Ahed

Dempo to play for prestige against Al-Ahed

Rediff.com10 May 2005

The Federation Cup champions will use Wednesday's AFC Cup match to prepare for the crucial NFL match against East Bengal.

Sasikiran scores easy win

Sasikiran scores easy win

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

The Indian Grandmaster beat Simon Williams in the penultimate round of the Gibtele.com chess tournament.

Sasikiran beats Shaw

Sasikiran beats Shaw

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran move into joint fifth spot after the fourth round of the Master's section of the Gibtele.com chess festival.

India ready for Chess Olympiad

India ready for Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

The Vishwanathan Anand-led Indian team looks poised for glory at the tournament in Mallorca.

Anand maintains lead over Shirov

Anand maintains lead over Shirov

Rediff.com7 Aug 2004

The Indian ace settled for two draws with GM Alexei Shirov to maintain a one point lead after the second day of the Mainz Chess Classic.

Anand loses to Leko

Anand loses to Leko

Rediff.com15 Jun 2004

Armenia beat the Rest of the World in the penultimate round of the Tigran Petrosian chess match.

Anand draws with Gelfand

Anand draws with Gelfand

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

The Rest of the World maintained a four-point lead over the Armenians with a 3-3 draw in the fourth match of the Tigran Petrosian event.

Anand strikes again for the World team

Anand strikes again for the World team

Rediff.com13 Jun 2004

The Indian ace set up a third straight win for the Rest of the World against Armenia.

Eljanov shoots into sole lead

Eljanov shoots into sole lead

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran slipped to joint second after drawing with GM Artashes Minasian of Armenia in the seventh round of the Dubai International Chess Championship.

Ferrero ousted in first round

Ferrero ousted in first round

Rediff.com21 Apr 2004

The defending champion was beaten by wildcard compatriot Alex Correjta in 69 minutes in the Monte Carlo Masters.

Anand held to a draw in both games by Carlsen

Anand held to a draw in both games by Carlsen

Rediff.com24 Mar 2007

The draws kept Anand in shared top place in Rapid, but he continued to languish in blindfold and therefore was in the middle of the pack in Combined standings.

Anand maintains sole lead

Anand maintains sole lead

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

The Indian ace was held to a draw by Peter Leko of Hungary in the 13th round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.

Parsis find it tough in Iran

Parsis find it tough in Iran

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

It may be one of the world's oldest religions, but Zoroastrianism is treated with suspicion by Iran's Islamic state, says a report in The Guardian.

Unfair and unlovely: We still fear 'getting dark'

Unfair and unlovely: We still fear 'getting dark'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

Be comfortable in your own skin, says Aarti Iyer.

India survive Chinese scare

India survive Chinese scare

Rediff.com26 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand and National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly were held in a 2-2 draw in the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad.

Ganguly misses top finish

Ganguly misses top finish

Rediff.com3 Feb 2006

Surya Shekhar Ganguly failed to finish among the prizes by a whisker, going down to Vladimir Akopian in the final round of Gibtele.com Masters chess tournament.

Anand crushes Shirov, extends lead

Anand crushes Shirov, extends lead

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

The world champion beat Alexei Shirov of Spain in the eighth round of the Morelia-Linares International chess tournament to extend his lead at the top of the eight-player double round-robin tournament to a full point.

World War II: 60 years later

World War II: 60 years later

Rediff.com6 May 2005

Sasikiran off to winning start

Sasikiran off to winning start

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

The Indian GM took off with a lucky victory over Vitaly Tseshkovsky in the opening round of the Aeroflot International open.

Harikrishna, Petrosian in joint lead

Harikrishna, Petrosian in joint lead

Rediff.com21 Nov 2004

The two players are leading the table with four points each after four rounds of the World Junior Chess championship.

Indian men finish sixth in Chess Olympiad

Indian men finish sixth in Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com30 Oct 2004

Indian men finished sixth after beating Bulgaria 2.5-1.5 in the 14th and final round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Indian eves beat France

Indian eves beat France

Rediff.com24 Oct 2004

Indian eves cruised to an emphatic 2-1 victory over eighth seeds France in the eighth round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Henin-Hardenne exits US Open

Henin-Hardenne exits US Open

Rediff.com7 Sep 2004

Anand loses to Aronian

Anand loses to Aronian

Rediff.com11 Sep 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand dropped out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position to Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round.

Anand draws with Kasparov

Anand draws with Kasparov

Rediff.com16 Jun 2004

The draw gave the Rest of the World victory over Armenia in the Tigran Petrosian chess match.\n\n

Lanka Ravi beats Russian GM

Lanka Ravi beats Russian GM

Rediff.com22 Feb 2004

The victory in the Aeroflot International Open Chess tournament helped the Indian ace to inch closer to second GM norm.

Anand draws opening game

Anand draws opening game

Rediff.com11 Jan 2004

The defending champion played out a 23-move draw with GM Peter Leko of Hungary in the Corus Grandmasters Chess Tournament.

Costa survives tough battle

Costa survives tough battle

Rediff.com28 May 2003

Defending champion Albert Costa narrowly escaped a humiliating French Open fate on Tuesday. A round-up of Day 2.

US bids farewell to 'gracious' Richard Verma

US bids farewell to 'gracious' Richard Verma

Rediff.com19 Apr 2011

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accorded Richard Verma a rousing farewell at the State Department's ornate Thomas Jefferson Room. He exited after more than two years of serving as her principal Congressional affairs advisor in his capacity of assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs.

Ramesh finishes joint-fourth

Ramesh finishes joint-fourth

Rediff.com2 May 2006

Grandmaster Sergey Fedorchuk of Ukraine won the Dubai Open chess tournament on a better tie-break score.

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