Both Gelfand and Aronian ended on 5.5 points and Anand was sole third at the time of winning with five points in all. After a shocking first-round loss, it was a good comeback by Anand who started ...

In our series "Champion Born This Month", I have the pleasure of writing a story on the "Genius of Chess combinations", a world champion who got more 'First Brilliancy Prizes' than any other player ...

Perhaps an inspiring way to begin the New Year is to focus on one of the finest chess attackers of all time, Dr Alexander Alekhine, (Moscow 1892-Estoril, Portugal 1946). Alekhine was an undisputed ...

Sometimes, people boast ‘I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back’, or ‘I can do that blindfolded’. The picture below, (although a blindfold is missing, but the guy in center is facing away, ...

Yerevan - Armenia’s World No.2 Levon Aronian and World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand will take part in the Alexander Alekhine Memorial Tournament to be held jointly in Paris and St. Petersburg, ...

Alexander Alekhine, the late renowned chess player, was one of the finest to grace the game. He occupies the top 10 best-ever-lists of most experts and became the fourth official World Champion, ...

Victory eluded Anand for the second successive day as he played out a draw with Russian Vituigov in the 2nd round of Alekhine Memorial Chess tournament. Victory eluded Anand for the second successive ...

The world’s grandmasters were in Paris for the first round of the prestigious Alekhine Memorial chess tournament Thursday, where homegrown competitors startled and delighted audiences by overcoming ...

Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with joint-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagraev in the fourth round of Alekhine Memorial. Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on ...