Chess Masters: Vallejo Pons holds Anand in opener

World champion Viswanathan Anand got tangled in a complicated position and was held to a draw by little-known Spaniard Francisco Vallejo Pons in the first round of the fifth Chess Masters final in......

Chess: Harika settles for a draw in Rd 4 in Malmo

IMAGE: D Harika. Photograph: FIDE World Women's Chess Championship Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli overcame a strong challenge from the table topper of the tournament Baadur Jobava to play......

Anand to play Vallejo in Masters opener

Back to competitive chess after a gap of four months, World champion Viswanathan Anand will face Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the first round of the 5th Final Masters 2012, which starts in......

Sports Shorts: Indian challenge ends in World chess

Gujrathi, Sethurman bow out IMAGE: S P Sethuraman. Photograph: Facebook Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and S P Sethuraman bowed out of the Chess World Cup after defeats against Ding Liren of......

Drama at World Chess Cup before Sethuraman holds Anish Giri

IMAGE: Grandmaster S P Sethuraman. Photograph: Facebook Grandmaster S P Sethuraman continued with his dream run and played out a fighting draw with higher ranked Anish Giri of Holland in the......