Sports shorts: Harikrishna defeats Hou Yifan; Heena, Bhaker shine

Harikrishna defeats Hou Yifan in nail biting sixth game IMAGE: Pentala Harikrishna reacts. Photograph: Twitter. Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna came back strongly to defeat the......

Nanjing Chess: Anand held, Carlsen off to a flier

World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Wang Yue of China in the first round of Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess tournamenton Wednesday. Magnus Carlsen of Norway crashed through the......

Anand beats Aronian in World Rapid

World rapid king and defending champion Viswanathan Anand avenged his defeat at the hands of Levon Aronian in the Chess 960 final by beating him on the first day in the second game of the Grenke......

Anand held by Svidler

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was yet again held to a draw, this time by former Russian champion Peter Svidler, in the ninth and penultimate round of the Mtel Masters chess tournament in Sofia,......

Kamsky stuns Anand

Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Russian turned American Gata Kamsky in the third round of the Mtel Masters international chess tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.After two......