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Chess world champion India's Viswanathan Anand poses during the Alekhine Memorial chess tournament on April 23, 2013 in Paris. The tournament is a 10-player single round competition, with the first half held in Paris from April 20 to 25, and the second half in the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg from April 26 to May 1st. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand to defend title in India this fall

Chess world champion India’s Viswanathan Anand poses during the Alekhine Memorial chess tournament on April 23, 2013... (more...)

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Visakh picks up U-13 chess title

Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) N.R. Visakh of Tamil Nadu, with 10.0 points, emerged champion after a tense final round in the RAMCO... (more...)

Vaishali bags national Under-13 chess title

Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Top seeded R. Vaishali of Tamil Nadu emerged the champion with a round to spare in the girls section... (more...)

Vaishali takes sole lead at RAMCO Chess

Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) National Under-11 champion and top seed R. Vaishali of Tamil Nadu lead with 8.0 points in the girls... (more...)

Aravindh, Visakh share lead at RAMCO Chess

Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) Top seed and FIDE Master V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram shared the lead with his Tamil Nadu statemate... (more...)

Aravindh joins leaders in U-13 chess

Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Madurai’s top seed V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram defeated statemate Aniruddh Aiyengar and shared the... (more...)

RAMCO U-13 Chess: Winning start by Aravindh

Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) Top seed and FIDE Master V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram was off to a winning start in defending his title... (more...)

Big fields for U-13 chess nationals

Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) The RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championship is all set to begin here Saturday... (more...)

Negi wins, moves up to joint 2nd at Baku Open chess

Baku, Sep 29 (IANS) Parimarjan Negi finally found his winning ways by grabbing a win over Tomike Sanikidze in the seventh... (more...)

Negi lies third in Baku Open chess

Baku (Azerbaijan), Sep 26 (IANS) Parimarjan Negi stayed in tied third place, half a point behind twin leaders Baris Esen... (more...)

Negi third after third round in Baku Open chess

Baku, Sep 25 (IANS) Parimarjan Negi was tied third at the end of the third round of the International Chess Festival Baku... (more...)

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World champions descend on Sao Paulo for first leg of Chess Masters Final

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO, Brazil — The fifth edition of the Chess Masters Final, which brings together six of the... (more...)

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