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Black and whites: Yuzvendra Chahal and the many connections between cricket and chess - Firstpost

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 2:28am

Firstpost

Black and whites: Yuzvendra Chahal and the many connections between cricket and chess
Firstpost
Unsurprisingly India's first ever Grandmaster and former world champion, Viswanathan Anand, also has his connections to cricket. He once waded into the debate over Tendulkar playing into his forties, saying the batsman should carry on “as long as he ...

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Viswanathan Anand opens up on hijab controversy - Sportswallah (press release) (blog)

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 9:33am

Sportswallah (press release) (blog)

Viswanathan Anand opens up on hijab controversy
Sportswallah (press release) (blog)
Former world No.1 Viswanathan Anand came up with his own views on the compulsory hijab rule. While talking to India Today, Anand said, “My initial take was it should be up to the women themselves how uncomfortable they feel. But having seen that a lot ...

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games - The Standard

Sun, 02/05/2017 - 7:49am

So stretches unbeaten streak to 60 games
The Standard
So is ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (2811), Maxine Vachier Lagrave (2796) and Viswanathan Anand (2786). The Cavite-born So said he felt great after finishing ahead of Carlsen in the Tata Steel competition. “It's a huge thing to finish ahead of Magnus. He's ...

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Meet Kanishka Gupta, a top deal maker in the Indian publishing world - The News Minute

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 5:44am

The News Minute

Meet Kanishka Gupta, a top deal maker in the Indian publishing world
The News Minute
The deals made include chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani, Aamir Khan's nutritionist Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar and celebrated anti-acid activist Reshma Qureshi. Other memorable non-fiction ...

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Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour - Panorama.am

Thu, 02/02/2017 - 8:11am

Panorama.am

Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Chess Tour
Panorama.am
Chess Federation of Armenia reports, Levon Aronian, Magnus, Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Viswanathan Anand are among the participants of the tournament.
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir KramnikPanARMENIAN.Net

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I try to have a 60 per cent equity and 40 per cent debt ratio in my portfolio: Viswanathan Anand - Economic Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 11:51pm

I try to have a 60 per cent equity and 40 per cent debt ratio in my portfolio: Viswanathan Anand
Economic Times
"I wanted to see the tax proposals especially with the churn we saw in the financial world this year. The government got a lot of money through demonetisation, which gives them a lot of flexibility in other areas. I'm also curious about electronic ...

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58 - The Hindu

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 6:37pm

The Hindu

Adhiban catapults to World No. 58
The Hindu
The Indians in the top-100 list are, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand who retained his sixth spot with a rating of 2786, P. Hari Krishna (14th, 2758), Adhiban (58th, 2682), K. Sasikiran (70th, 2674), Vidit Gujrathi (71st, 2673), Parimarjan ...

I-League: Willis Plaza guides East Bengal FC to 2-0 victory over Mumbai FC - Hindustan Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 10:05am

Hindustan Times

I-League: Willis Plaza guides East Bengal FC to 2-0 victory over Mumbai FC
Hindustan Times
When East Bengal FC last beat Mumbai FC, Barrack Obama hadn't yet been sworn in for his second term as president of the USA, Magnus Carlsen was not even a challenger to Viswanathan Anand and Spain were still the world's football champions.

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Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world - The Manila Times

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:51am

Wesley emerges No. 2 in the world
The Manila Times
GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was at fourth spot with 2811.0 followed by GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2798.7), GM Hikaru Nakamura of the US (2792.9), GM Viswanathan Anand of India (2786.0), GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2784.5), GM ...

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58 - Sportstarlive

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 8:02am

Sportstarlive

Adhiban jumps 43 places, catapults to World No. 58
Sportstarlive
The Indians in the top-100 list are, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand who retained his sixth spot with a rating of 2786, P. Hari Krishna (14th, 2758), Adhiban (58th, 2682), K. Sasikiran (70th, 2674), Vidit Gujrathi (71st, 2673), Parimarjan ...

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines - Chess.com

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:01am

Chess.com

Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines
Chess.com
Besides Carlsen and So, they are Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian. These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (31 July-12 ...

When the Australian Open match led Viswanathan Anand to pitch for a proposal - Economic Times

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 4:49am

When the Australian Open match led Viswanathan Anand to pitch for a proposal
Economic Times
Nerve-racking moments from the Australian Open are still buzzing in tennis fans' minds. And as Roger Federer lifted the cup as the new champion, his comment on tennis not having draws had another champ, Viswanathan Anand, pitch for a proposal.

Youngsters should know history of Indian sport: Sachin - Gulf Times

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 2:21pm

Gulf Times

Youngsters should know history of Indian sport: Sachin
Gulf Times
... has Brazilian football legend Pele's 1970 World Cup-winning shirt, the 2010 World Cup match football, India's first Test cricket captain CK Nayudu's Allahabad Bank passbook with a bank balance of Rs 346, and chess ace Viswanathan Anand's used board ...

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India's first sports museum opens, hosts Sachin Tendulkar glove, Lionel Messi shoe, Didier Drogba Chelsea jersey - Financial Express

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 9:23am

Financial Express

India's first sports museum opens, hosts Sachin Tendulkar glove, Lionel Messi shoe, Didier Drogba Chelsea jersey
Financial Express
... by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, the Chelsea jersey of Didier Drogba, which he wore during his team's 2012 Champions League triumph, a chess board signed by Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, football legend Pele's 1970 Brazil jersey ...

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Sachin Tendulkar's gloves, Messi's boot and more at India's first sports museum - Hindustan Times

Sun, 01/29/2017 - 10:09am

Hindustan Times

Sachin Tendulkar's gloves, Messi's boot and more at India's first sports museum
Hindustan Times
The gloves which Sachin Tendulkar wore while scoring his 100th hundred, a boot owned by Lionel Messi, a Chelsea shirt of the 2012 Champions League winning team member Didier Drogba, a chess board signed by Viswanathan Anand, Pele's 1970 Brazil ...
Sachin wants youngsters to know history of Indian sportCanIndia News

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Veteran of the chequered board - The New Indian Express

Fri, 01/27/2017 - 3:12pm

The New Indian Express

Veteran of the chequered board
The New Indian Express
He became a chess grandmaster at a very young age and is likely to rule the chessboards for several more years.” The chess historian also has some advice for former world champion and Indian chess sensation Viswanathan Anand. “Age is not on his side.

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Huffington Post | No one deserves a Bharat Ratna more than Viswanathan Anand - SportsCafe

Fri, 01/27/2017 - 5:50am

SportsCafe

Huffington Post | No one deserves a Bharat Ratna more than Viswanathan Anand
SportsCafe
Shrinjan Rajkumar asks why despite being considered among some of the greatest players to ever play the game of chess, Viswanathan Anand has not been seriously considered for the Bharat Ratna. Rajkumar then goes on to address Narendra Modi and ...

Bull-dozing the way for Jallikattu - gulfnews.com

Thu, 01/26/2017 - 12:01pm

Bull-dozing the way for Jallikattu
gulfnews.com
Incidentally, some celebrities including film stars Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Dhanush, Rana Daggubati, Mahesh Babu, Oscar winning music composer A.R. Rahman, chess champion Viswanathan Anand and spiritual gurus Jaggie Vasudev and Sri Sri joined ...

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Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games - Rappler

Thu, 01/26/2017 - 1:38am

Rappler

Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games
Rappler
So, after enduring tough positions against Bashkaran Adhiban and Eljanov, played strongly to defeat Radoslav Wojtasek, a former second of ex-world champion Viswanathan Anand. So is seeing things clearly, as chessplayers like to say. He won the ...

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Adam's journey of conquest: from trouble-torn ukraine to chennai open - The New Indian Express

Wed, 01/25/2017 - 6:09pm

The New Indian Express

Adam's journey of conquest: from trouble-torn ukraine to chennai open
The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand is the reason as to why the youngsters are good at defending” rahulravi@newindianexpress.com. Final placings: 1) Adam Tukhaev (UKR, 8.5 pts), 2-5) Alberto David (ITA), Attila Czebe (HUN), Vadim Malakhatko (BEL), S Nitin (all 8.0 pts), ...

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