Anand finishes third at Mtel Masters

Viswanathan Anand had to be content with the third place finish after being held to a draw by former World Champion Ruslan Ponamariov in the 10th and final round, while Veselin Topalov lived up to......

Anand goes down to Ivanchuk in final

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand paid for costly blunders at crucial junctures and lost a closely-fought final against Vassily Ivanchuk in Spain on Sunday. The defeat saw him relinquish the......

Sasikiran takes sole lead

Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran thrashed Shakriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the seventh round to emerge the sole leader in the Mtel Masters chess in Sofia. Mamedyrarov, who shared the......

Sasikiran hangs on to joint 3rd place

A cautious Krishnan Sasikiran played it safe and split the point with former European champion Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu to hang on to joint-third place after the fifth round in the third Mtel......

Sasikaran slips to joint third

Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria caught Krishnan Sasikiran on the wrong foot and handed the Indian Grandmaster his first defeat of the tournament in the fourth round of the ongoing......