World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

Gukesh storms back, Pragg moves to joint third; Carlsen takes lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh defeated R Praggnanandhaa in the fourth round. Photograph: FIDE World Championship challenger D Gukesh bounced back from a sedate start to defeat compatriot R Praggnanandhaa and......

Norway chess: Anand settles for another draw

IMAGE: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov held Viswanathan Anand to a draw. Photograph: Altibox Norway Chess/Twitter Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive win continued as he was......

Sports Shorts: Cavani named best Ligue 1 player

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Edinson Cavani. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes Livepic/Reuters Paris St Germain striker Edinson......

Zurich Chess Challenge: Anand stays in lead

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out two draws to keep his full point lead in the Zurich Chess Challenge. After two wins against Levon Aronian of Armenia and Dutchman Anish Giri,......