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Viswanathan Anand will not be running for FIDE Deputy president's role but will be part of Arkady Dvorkovich's (R) team. (Michal Walusza/FIDE & Special Arrangement)

Vishy Anand not running for FIDE Deputy President post as Arkady Dvorkovich announces re-election bid

June 29, 2026 8:04 pm

Arkady Dvorkovich has announced that he will be running for a third term as world body's chief with Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, as his running mate

CHESS | Javokhir Sindarov with his Second Mukhiddin Madaminov and brother Islombek Sindarov (left half). R. Praggnanandhaa with his Seconds Pranesh M and Vaibhav Suri. (PHOTO: FIDE/Michal Walusza)

Why is Praggnanandhaa using a 20-year-old as his Second at Candidates 2026?

April 03, 2026 1:22 pm

The chess 'Second' used to be a grizzled grandmaster with decades of experience. In Cyprus, veterans whispering Soviet-era lines have been replaced by teenagers grinding engine lines at 3 am

An upset Ian Nepomniachtchi in action against Fabiano Caruana during 2024 Candidates tournament. (PHOTO: FIDE/Michal Walusza)

Why people go crazy at the Candidates tournament

March 25, 2026 10:46 pm

The World Championships and World Cup in chess offers their own unique challenge but the Candidates is where all hell breaks loose

India's first and second Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand (R) and Dibyendu Barua in Kolkata. (PHOTO: Tata Steel Chess India/Lennart Ootes)

Retro-sport: When fans flocked to Russian House to watch India's 1st chess Grandmaster take on India's 2nd GM

January 28, 2026 2:34 pm

Viswanathan Anand, who had become India’s first Grandmaster played Dibyendu Barua, Calcutta’s own, in 1992; Such was the interest that six-seven manual demonstration boards had to be put up all around the hall

Viswanathan Anand (left) and R Praggnanandhaa at Tata Steel Chess India tournament earlier this month. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

'Won't be a normal match': Vishy Anand teases epic Chennai return for World Chess Championship if Praggnanandhaa wins Candidates

January 16, 2026 10:02 pm

Chennai did host a World Championship event in 2013, when Anand was the reigning champion and battling a young Magnus Carlsen. It was at that world championship that Carlsen had won the first of his five crowns.

Viswanathan Anand Praggnanandhaa Niemann Tata Steel Chess

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand comes back, Praggnanandhaa stays in present, Niemann wants his past to be forgotten

January 07, 2026 8:01 am

After appearing in the first three editions as a player, and later as the event’s ambassador and promoter, Anand returns to compete following a six-year absence.