HarenMeet the former world chess champions: Artists, magicians, rebels, math teachers, and alcoholics-turned-milk drinkers
When you hear the words world chess champion, the familiar faces of Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Garry Kasparov or Bobby Fischer will flash by. Carlsen was the maverick who rose…
World Chess Championship: When Henry Kissinger had to convince Bobby Fischer to play Boris Spassky in Match of Century
World Chess Championship: The world of chess was on tenterhooks. Everyone was wondering if the World Chess Championship of 1972 would even happen. All eyes were trained on one man,…
Magnus Carlsen recovers from wobble to complete double in Kolkata; Arjun Erigaisi slips up | Chess News
Magnus Carlsen overcame a temporary slump of form which saw him get a string of five consecutive draws on Sunday to claim the blitz title at the Tata Steel Chess…
How Arjun Erigaisi took down Magnus Carlsen in 20 moves in a blitz game
In a little less than six minutes and with just 20 moves on the board, Magnus Carlsen, the world’s greatest player of this generation, had waved the white flag of…
How Magnus Carlsen took down Arjun Erigaisi in 40 moves at Tata Steel India chess tournament | Chess News
Magnus Carlsen imposed a defeat in 40 moves over Arjun Erigaisi, the latest entrant of the 2800-rating club, in Round 6 of the Tata Steel India chess tournament at the…
Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz: Magnus Carlsen held to draws by Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin | Chess News
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was held to draws by India’s R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin in the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz chess…
How Aravindh Chithambaram overcame his ‘inner turmoil’ to justify bold predictions about his talent
After Aravindh Chithambaram claimed the title at the recent Chennai Grandmasters event, his coach RB Ramesh and Aravindh were called on stage for a photograph. Not content with a regular…
Aravindh Chithambaram fights off Levon Aronian, Arjun Erigaisi for maiden Chennai Grand Masters title | Chess News
GM Aravindh Chithambaram, buoyed by a stunning turn of fortunes in the last two rounds walked away with the Chennai Grand Masters title here on Monday. On an action packed…
Another day, another Arjun Erigaisi peak: 21-year-old jumps to world no 2 in live ratings
Arjun Erigaisi rose to the world no 2 spot in the live ratings (which are updated in real time) on Thursday after beating Alexey Sarana in Round 3 at the…
‘Missed chances’: Arjun Erigaisi holds Levon Aronian to a draw to take lead in Chennai Grand Masters | Chess News
After starting off the Chennai Grand Masters event with a win on Tuesday, favourite Arjun Erigaisi on Wednesday held American GM Levon Aronian, the second-highest ranked player in the tournament.…
