May 13, 2022 3:51 pm
Anand, a five-time world champion, has been nominated by Dvorkovich as part of his team to fight the forthcoming elections.
April 18, 2022 5:44 pm
"The Countdown to the #ChessOlympiad2022 begins! #100daystogo and to mark the occasion find me on livestream looking at some games of the past Chess Olympiads," Anand said in a tweet.
March 16, 2022 2:10 pm
The chess Olympiad would be the second major world event to be held in the country after the World Championship Match in 2013 between Anand and Norwegian Carlsen, the current world No.1.
January 29, 2022 1:03 pm
The All India Chess Federation is eyeing a rich medal haul from its players at the Games, which are scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25.
December 22, 2021 12:49 am
The former world champion Indian lost to Fabiano Caruana of USA 0.5-1.5 in his first match.
December 20, 2021 9:58 pm
The Indian No.1 lies in seventh place after five rounds with 4.5 points while Fabian Caruana (USA) is in sole lead with 9 points followed by Richard Rapport (8) of Hungary.
December 18, 2021 9:26 pm
Former world champion Anand defeated Mamedov of Azerbaijan in the first game of the two-game Rapid mini-match but the local star turned the tables on the Indian in the second.
September 08, 2021 10:45 pm
Hungary is leading at the end of three rounds with an all-win record and six points followed by India (5 points) and France (4)
July 31, 2021 8:08 pm
The team comprises Anand, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, R Pragganandhaa, Koneru Humpy, D Harika, Tania Sachdev, Bhakti Kulkarni, R Vaishali and B Savitha Shri.
July 18, 2021 10:03 am
Viswanathan Anand led 2-1 after the 61-move draw and has the advantage going into the final game.