World Championship: Anand draws first game against Carlsen

Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Photograph: Babu/Reuters   Indian ace Viswanathan Anand played out a fighting draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first game of......

Adhiban bows out of chess World Cup

Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban was knocked out of the chess World Cup after losing his second game on the trot against higher-ranked Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the......

Ganguly, Sandipan share first place in Fujairah chess

Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda settled for a quick draw and shared first place along with Alexander Moiseenko of Ukraine in the Fujairah International open chess tournament......

Chanda, Ganguly keep joint-lead in Fujaira chess

Indian Grandmasters Sandipan Chanda and Surya Shekhar Ganguly kept themselves in contention for top honours after drawing with Etienne Bacrot of France and Yuri Kryvoruchko of Ukraine respectively......

Sandipan beats Jobav, moves into joint-lead

Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda continued on his giant-killing spree and stunned top seed Baadur Jobava to jump into the joint-lead at the end of the sixth round of the Fujairah International Open......