Anand joint fourth at Corus; Abhijeet second in `C` groupWorld champion Viswanathan Anand failed to replicate his superb form of the last few rounds as he drew his final game in the `A` group against Loek van Wely of Holland to finish joint fourth.
Anand outplays Kramnik, Abhijit second in Group CWorld champion Viswanathan Anand continued to play spoilsport, this time beating Vladimir Kramnik, at the 72nd edition of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
Anand crushes Kramnik, rises to third in Corus Chess TourneyWorld
champion Viswanathan Anand outmaneuvered Russian Vladimir
Kramnik in the 12th round to rise to the third spot in the
elite group `A` of the Corus Chess Tournament here.
Anand to meet Smeets, eyes good finishViswanathan Anand can now look forward to a good finish after a lucky victory over Alexei Shirov in the last match pushed
him to joint fourth in overall standing, here.
Anand lucky to beat Shirov in Corus Chess tourneyWorld champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the `A` group of the Corus chess tournament.
Anand draws again; Abhijeet wins in Corus ChessViswanathan
Anand`s hunt for an elusive victory in the `A` group continued
as he played out his sixth draw on the trot.
Anand to meet Leko after first rest day in CorusChasing an
elusive win after four successive draws, world champion
Viswanathan Anand will take on Hungarian Peter Leko in the
fifth round of the Corus Chess tournament`s elite `A` group
here on Friday.
Anand registers 2nd successive draw, placed tied 4thWorld Champion Viswanathan Anand registered his second draw on the trot after he was held by Nigel Short of England to be placed tied fourth at the end of round two in Group `A` of the Corus Chess tournament.
Anand draws with Karjakin, shock defeat for HarikrishnaWorld Champion Viswanathan Anand opened his campaign with an exciting draw against defending champion Sergey Karjakin in the ‘A’ group of the Corus Chess Tournament here.
Anand leads Indian challenge in Corus ChessFive-time
champion and world number three Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand
will spearhead a five-strong Indian challenge at the
prestigious Corus Chess Tournament starting here tomorrow.