1. Draws in Moscow

MOSCOW: The Fide world chess championship semi-finals were left level-pegging at the half-way stage yesterday as both pairings ended with their second successive draws, though in markedly different styles.

Tuesday, 11 December 2001 | 204 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...

2. Anand set to reach final

MOSCOW: Ukraine’s Ruslan Ponomariov and India’s Viswanathan Anand became firm favourites to qualify for the final of the Fide world chess championship after their third semi-final games in Moscow yesterday.

Wednesday, 12 December 2001 | 224 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...

3. Top 10 Russians to take on rest of world in ‘match of the century’

MOSCOW: Ten of Russia’s best chess players will take on 10 prominent champions from the rest of the world in a four-day event starting tomorrow and dubbed the “match of the century,” Russian and international chess officials said yesterday.

Saturday, 07 September 2002 | 219 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...

4. Anand wins in Mexico; bags $390~000 prize

mexico city • India’s Vishwanathan Anand was crowned world champion of chess as he won the marathon tournament in Mexico City that brought together eight of the game’s best players.

Monday, 01 October 2007 | 225 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail

5. Chess great Bobby Fischer dead

REYKJAVIK • Chess legend Bobby Fischer, whose tortured genius earned him both worldwide acclaim and disdain, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Iceland.

Saturday, 19 January 2008 | 192 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...

6. Chess great Bobby Fischer dead

REYKJAVIK • Chess legend Bobby Fischer, whose tortured genius earned him both worldwide acclaim and disdain, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Iceland.

Saturday, 19 January 2008 | 185 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...

7. Anand one point away from retaining world chess title

Bonn • India’s Viswanathan Anand is just one step away from retaining his World Chess Championship title. His rival Vladimir Kramnik is now virtually on razor’s edge as even the slightest mistake can end the match.

Sunday, 26 October 2008 | 212 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | More...