The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of players and officials. A total of 39 players were set to participate from India in the competition in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories. Moreover, the All India Chess Federation has also requested FIDE to postpone the tournament.
A total of 17 players have held the classical title while six players won FIDE World Championships (1993-2006),
The Indian Grandmaster will miss the World Championship as the organising committee earlier picked Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik over him as the wild card to Candidates meet.
Mumbai: With the World Chess Championship slated for 2016, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday said he will start thinking about the Candidates tournament only next year."I am not thinking about the Candidates at
Chennai: In a battle of nerves between Norwegian World chess champion Magnus Carlsen held up his own better, said the losing challenger from India Viswanathan Anand Sunday.Addressing the media after losing the 11th game and
Sochi (Russia): Magnus Carlsen asserted his supremacy over Viswanathan Anand for the second year in running as the Norwegian retained his World Championship title after defeating the Indian Challenger in the 11th game, here Sunday.The
Sochi (Russia): Trailing by a full point with just two games remaining, Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand would desperately need a victory to stay afloat against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match here
Sochi (Russia): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand failed to break the ice and played out another draw in the tenth game of the world chess championship, here Friday.With the seventh draw in ten games, Anand
Sochi (Russia): Despite being down 4-5 with just three more games to go, Viswanathan Anand Thursday said he was fine with an easy draw in the ninth game and insisted that he still has a
Sochi (Russia): A well-prepared Viswanathan Anand managed the easiest of draws with black pieces in his ninth round match against Magnus Carlsen on Thursday but the Norwegian inched closer towards retaining his World Championship crown
Sochi: Facing a point deficit with just four games to go, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is in a now-or-never situation in the World Chess Championship match against Magnus Carlsen.With the scores favouring Carlsen
Sochi (Russia): Challenger Viswanathan Anand did not get much out of his prepared variation and had to settle for a draw in the eighth round to remain a point behind in the World Chess Championship
Sochi: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw after suffering for a long time in the seventh game of the world chess championship against Magnus Carlsen now underway here.Trying to recuperate from a double
Sochi (Russia): Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on an optical blunder by Magnus Carlsen and went on to lose the sixth game of the World Chess Championship, here Saturday.Carlsen, thanks to the lucky victory, surged
Sochi (Russia): Vishwanathan Anand missed out on an opportunity to press for serious advantage and settled for a draw with defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the fifth game of the world chess championship now underway
Sochi (Russia): Playing in the new role of a challenger, five times world champion Viswanathan Anand is sitting pretty ahead of the fifth game of the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen.With one victory, one
Chennai: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and title challenger India's Viswanathan Anand Wednesday decided to split points after 47 moves in their fourth game of the title match held in Russia.At the end of the
Sochi (Russia): Viswanathan Anand pulled one back when it mattered the most and scored a crushing victory over defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the third game of the world chess championship now underway here. Having lost
Sochi (Russia): The initial strategy has backfired and it's time for Viswanathan Anand to reconcile and come out with fresh ideas to recover the lost ground in the World Chess Championship match against holder Magnus
Sochi: Defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway drew the first blood by defeating challenger Viswanathan Anand in the second game of the World Chess Championship yesterday.It turned out to be a shocking defeat for Anand,
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