Carlsen joins Anand, McShane in lead

World champion Viswanathan Anand signed truce after failing to break Englishman Luke McShane's solid defenses while Magnus Carlsen defeated local hope David Howell to join the leaders after the......

Anand, Carlsen set for No. 1 battle at London

Having regained the numero uno spot in international rankings, World champion Viswanathan Anand will now look to consolidate his position at the top in the London Chess Classic that gets underway......

Sasikiran loses in second round

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran went down fighting against former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in the second round of the Biel International chess festival in Switzerland.Grandmaster......

Anand beats Short, in joint lead with McShane

World Champion Viswanathan Anand outwitted Nigel Short of England to jump into joint lead with Luke McShane of England, after the end of the fourth round of the London Chess Classic, underway at......

London Chess Classic: Anand races to second win in prelims

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand continued with his winning ways and scored a second victory against Luke McShane of England to secure a commanding lead in the preliminary round of the......