World Chess: India stuns Azerbaijan

Led by Krishnan Sasikiran on the top board, India defeated formidable Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 in the third round of the World Team Chess Championship to emerge as joint leader in the elite event in......

Ponomariov, Gelfand draw first game of final

Former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine played out a draw with top seed Israeli Boris Gelfand in the first game of the four-game final in the World Chess Cup, now drawing to a close in......

Ponomariov, Gelfand in World Chess Cup final

Former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine overcame a point's deficit to put it across Russian Vladimir Malakhov in the rapid tie-break games and enter the World Chess Cup final, in Khanty......

Gelfand in Chess World Cup final

Israel's ace Grandmaster Boris Gelfand made it to the final of the Chess World Cup following victory over Ukraine's Sergey Karjakin in the second game of the semi-finals, inKhanty Mansiysk, Russia.......

World Chess: Svidler beats Shirov

Russian Peter Svidler raised his game when it mattered the most, beating Spaniard Alexei Shirov in his first pre-quarterfinal game of the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk (Russia). Svidler, who......