World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India retained his title on Wednesday, defeating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker round.

L egendary Viswanathan Anand hosted some of the top Indian chess players at his home for Pongal on Sunday 12 January. The likes of R Praggnanandhaa, ... fun and games at Anand's house.

In Game 6 of the World Chess Championship in Sochi, Russia, challenger Viswanathan Anand of India missed a crucial opportunity to snatch a win from Magnus Carlsen, the champ from Norway.

It was a brilliant decision. At 23, Carlsen is strongest player by rating (2863) that we've ever seen. He's set the chess world on fire and took the title of World Champion for Anand last year in ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen pressed but was unable to break challenger Viswanathan Anand's defenses, as Game 4 of their scheduled 12-game title match ended in a 47-move draw. The result ...

Viswanathan Anand is set to play his first over-the-board event since February last year against Vladimir Kramnik at the No-Castling World Masters in Germany.

Former Indian chess world champion Viswanathan Anand (L) plays simultaneous matches against tens of Israeli players during an event marking Israel's 70th anniversary at Jerusalem's Old City's ...

Last year in Chennai, Viswanathan Anand (left) had lost two games in succession. Magnus Carlsen had won convincingly in 10 games to claim the world title. Photo: AP Sochi (Russia): India’s ...