The third and fourth rounds at the European Club Cup round saw nice wins for both GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Viswanathan Anand, but their respective teams fell down in the standings. Novy Bor (Czech Republic) is the only team that scored four victories, while ASVOe Pamhagen and CSU ASE Superbet are in a tie …
Wins For Anand, Carlsen But Their Teams Drop Points Read More »
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Viswanathan Anand, the two biggest names in action at the 2022 European Club Cup in Mayrhofen, Austria, had to settle for draws in the first round. The tournament is a seven-round Swiss event for European club teams, with open and women sections. How to watch? The games of the European …
Anand, Carlsen Start With Draws In European Club Cup Read More »
Kicking off Sept. 14, the Chess.com Global Chess Championship will see legendary chess players such as GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, GM Vladimir Kramnik, and GM Veselin Topalov compete against today’s best (online) players, including GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Ding Liren, GM Levon Aronian, and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. The full bracket of 64 players …
Anand, Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Topalov Among Global Chess Championship Participants Read More »
Has GM Viswanathan Anand been retigered? As the events unfold this week at 2022 Norway Chess in Stavanger, the 52-year-old is certainly beginning to make it look like it. The former world champion continued to demonstrate that he is still very much a force to be reckoned with as he took down GM Wang Hao …
Dull or exciting? That was the question in round two of Norway Chess on Wednesday. When GM Veselin Topalov exceeded the time limit against GM Viswanathan Anand, the Indian became the sole victor in the classical games of the second round. GM Wesley So took down the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the armageddon games. …
Anand Wins Again, Takes Sole Lead: Norway Chess, Day 2 Read More »
After Monday’s fun and exciting blitz tournament, the real play started in this year’s edition of Norway Chess on Tuesday. With victories with the white pieces, GMs Viswanathan Anand and Wesley So won their respective games against GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Teimour Radjabov. The other games ended in draws, thus leaving Anand and So in …
Anand, Wesley So Take Lead: 2022 Norway Chess, Day 1 Read More »
The Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, continued on Saturday. GM Viswanathan Anand was confirmed as the tournament leader after scoring six wins, two draws, and one loss and winning the rapid section. GM Richard Rapport was the one player able to beat Anand and did so …
Anand Wins Rapid Portion: 2022 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, Day 3 Read More »
The second day of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, continued today with outstanding results by GM Viswanathan Anand and GM Richard Rapport. The pair surged ahead of the field after they scored 2.5/3 and 3/3, respectively, during Friday’s three games. Anand very nearly kept his …
Anand Leads, Rapport Close Behind: 2022 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, Day 2 Read More »
The first day of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, was dominated by a vintage performance from GM Vishwanathan Anand, who leads the fray with a perfect score. With each win being worth two points—and one point awarded for a draw—Anand jumped to a two-point lead …
Undefeated Anand Scores Hat Trick: 2022 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, Day 1 Read More »
