Position No. 5642: Black to play and win. From the game Ivakhin - Gabdrakhmanov, Tomsk 2001. Solution to Position No. 5641: White wins with 1 Rd4, setting up 2 Rg5 mate. Viswanathan Anand, the ...

On November 9 in Chennai, India, upstart Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen will attempt to become the world champion by facing off against Viswanathan Anand over the course of 12 games.

Viswanathan Anand defeated Vladimir Kramnik to win the 2008 World Chess Championship. ... that Topalov had access to a super computer with what Anand terms as 'frighteningly superior hardware'.

Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, plays India's Viswanathan Anand Friday in the world chess championship. ILLUSTRATION: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images ...

India chess legend Viswanathan Anand addressed the issues surrounding cheating – particularly in online chess – during a session at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2022.

Viswanathan Anand delves into the intricate world of chess championship preparation, highlighting the crucial role of opening ...

After billionaire entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath apologised for using computer, experts in dubious win over Viswanathan Anand, online chess accounts of two more shut for unfair play Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 ...

Viswanathan Anand is inclined to look at 50 as just a number. ... 17 when there was a chess programme for a computer and 24 when he first downloaded something off the internet.

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 ...