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Viswanathan Anand regains World Rapid Chess Championship  The Asian Age

Riyadh: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has regained the World Rapid Chess Championship after defeating Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev in the ...

Hindustan Times
Wonderful surprise, says Viswanathan Anand after winning World Rapid title
The Hindu
The former world champion remained unbeaten through the tournament and came back strongly to bag the top position on a tie-break after a three-way tie with Russians Vladimir Fedoseev and Ian Nepomniachtchi at 10.5 points from a possible 15. The Chennai ...
Viswanathan Anand clinches bronze at World Blitz Chess ChampionshipHindustan Times
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand Wins World Rapid Chess ChampionshipOutlook India
Viswanathan Anand relishes being 'World Champion' againTimes of India
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World Rapid and Blitz: Undefeated Viswanathan Anand shares 2nd spot on Day 2; Harika Dronavalli in joint 3rd place
Firstpost
After the second day at the World Rapid Championship came to a close, one of the overnight leaders, Baadur Jobava saw himself drop down the leaderboard to the 40th spot. At the conclusion of the scheduled five rounds, Jobava had lost four games and won ...

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World Rapid and Blitz: Undefeated Viswanathan Anand shares 2nd spot on Day 2; Harika Dronavalli in joint...  Firstpost

Anand, the former five-time world champion has not only remained undefeated in his first ten games, but also won a game against his arch-rival GM Magnus ...

Anand wins World Rapid Championship  ESPN

Viswanathan Anand beat Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev 2-0 in a tie-break to win the World Rapid Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Which is the endgame of the year?  Chessbase News

Vote for the best endgame of 2017! As the year comes to a close, we are once again looking for the chess events and personalities of the year, more precisely ...

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine  Hindustan Times

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine  Hindustan Times

With Viswanathan Anand's best behind him, as witnessed by his results in 2017, Indian chess seeks stars to carry his legacy forward.

Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand’s year to forget, but other Indian shine  Hindustan Times

With Viswanathan Anand's best behind him, as witnessed by his results in 2017, Indian chess seeks stars to carry his legacy forward.

Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but other Indian shine
Hindustan Times
Having not finished at the top of the Grand Chess Tour and not qualifying for the World Cup final, Anand is out of the Championship cycle in 2018 to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the world title. However, Anand did show some signs of brilliance. In the ...

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Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but other Indian shine
Hindustan Times
In the Sinquefield Cup, he finished joint second with champion Carlsen. In the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, Anand squared off against former world champ Garry Kasparov of Russia. Although the game ended in a draw, Anand described the meeting ...

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Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shine
Hindustan Times
Having not finished at the top of the Grand Chess Tour and not qualifying for the World Cup final, Anand is out of the Championship cycle in 2018 to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the world title. However, Anand did show some signs of brilliance. In the ...

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Hindustan Times
Chess rewind 2017: Viswanathan Anand's year to forget, but Indian players shine
Hindustan Times
In the Sinquefield Cup, he finished joint second with champion Carlsen. In the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, Anand squared off against former world champ Garry Kasparov of Russia. Although the game ended in a draw, Anand described the meeting ...

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Israel chess federation demands compensation for Saudi visa ban  RT

Israel's chess governing body is seeking compensation from the organizers of an international chess competition in Saudi Arabia after its players were denied ...

Viet Nam News
Masters compete at world rapid, blitz chess competition
Viet Nam News
Liêm is the most hopeful member of the Vietnamese side as he won the World Blitz title in 2013. He brought home a bronze medal from the International Mind Sports Association Elite Games in China two weeks ago. Asian champion Phụng is expected to ...

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Why You Should Never Resign  Chess.com

Why You Should Never Resign  Chess.com

Morozevich on trying things other than chess  chess24

Alexander Morozevich is still only 40, but in recent years has been missing from the very highest level of chess. In a new interview he reveals th...

Norway Chess 2015  Chess.com

Lookback: The British K.O. and LCC Open  Chessbase News

In addition to the London Chess Classic, let's not forget the British Knockout Championships. Luke McShane beat David Howell in the final, but it took a tiebreak ...