I have decided to do a little research and to compile a list of the biggest blunders made by top chess players in the world for last 20 or so years.If you think that 2700 - 2800 rated players and the World Chess Champions don't blunder at al...
Steinitz vs Chigorin 1889Havana Steinitz and Chigorin face off in Cuba Wilhelm Steinitz was one of the first truly original thinkers in chess. What Steinitz gave to chess could be compared to what Newton gave to physics: he made it a scie...
New York / St. Louis / New Orleans Born in Prague, Wilhelm Steinitz was regarded the best player in the world ever since his victory over Adolf Anderssen in their 1866 match. Zukertort (left) and Steinitz. The Polish-Jewish master Johannes...
In 1946, Alexander Alekhine passed away, and forced the chess world to resolve a novel problem: the death of a reigning champion. Due to this troublesome interregnum, a French chess organization founded in 1924, inactive since 1939, suddenly r...
In the 1870s, a Polish immigrant to the United Kingdom named Johannes Zukertort was gaining worldwide attention. By the 1880s many believed that he had surpassed Steinitz, which was further confirmed when Zukertort won the London tournament...
For many centuries, there was no formal world chess championship, but there were nonetheless a select few who achieved fame for their ideas and successes over the chess board, and sometimes even for their writings. Each player below was recogni...
Henrik Carlsen: If "Bavaria" beats "Real Madrid", Magnus will be more ruthless against his opponents April 23rd, 2014 The father of World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, Henrik Carlsen in an interview with the official website of the tou...
Shamkir Chess 2014 in the memory of Vugar Gashimov Officially Opened April 19th, 2014The Shamkir Chess 2014 tournament was officially opened on Saturday at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. A touching opening ceremony included a s...
Anand had lost his World title to Magnus Carlsen without winning a game and with two games still to be played. On Saturday, the former multiple World champion from India will get a chance to please his ardent supporters in emphatic fashion. If A...
RUSSIA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand proved all his critics wrong and won the Candidates Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the 13th and penultimate round on Saturday.It was a marathon agai...
Viswanathan Anand has become the second oldest player in Fide World chess championship history (since 1946) to earn a rematch. He will cross swords for the crown with Magnus Carlsen of Norway - who beat the Indian last November to snatch the tit...
RUSSIA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand sealed the Candidates tournament title with an effortless draw with Peter Svidler of Russia in the 14th and final round on Sunday.Having won one of the strongest tournaments of recent times with...
CHENNAI: There was a quiet sense of accomplishment as Viswanathan Anand brokered peace with Peter Svidler in their Candidates final round encounter at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia on Sunday. Not that the result would have altered the final standings ...
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand fashioned one of the best comebacks in chess history by winning the Candidates tournament on Saturday and his peers and critics were both part of the chorus cheering for the champion. Speaking to TOI, world No 15 Boris G...
A critic of Anand, British GM Nigel Short spoke on the Indian's chances against Carlsen. You never gave Anand any chance in the Candidates, did you? It is an incredible comeback. It is very impressive that Anand has been able to recover after th...
Viswanathan Anand turned back the clock to win the 2014 Candidates tournament, earning the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the world chess crown. This encounter, to be played in November this year, will give Anand the chance to wrest back hi...
CHENNAI: After losing his crown to challenger Magnus Carlsen without winning a single game on home turf in November last year, Viswanathan Anand swallowed the ignominy, put up a brave front and attempted to sport a reassuring smile before saying...
CHENNAI: It will be Viswanathan Anand's call whether to change his A-team or his team of seconds for his World Chess Championship match against holder Magnus Carlsen later this year, said Indian Grandmaster P. Harikrishna. "Changing his team of se...
CHENNAI: Four-time women's World chess champion Susan Polgar of Hungary feels that India's Viswanathan Anand can perhaps add another strategist rather than making wholesome changes to his A-team - his seconds - for his World Chess Championship ma...
KOLKATA: Viswanathan Anand's incredible triumph in the Candidates meet has surprised chess experts and players across the globe, but most of them believe that the India aced will have a mountain to time when he faces Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus...
CHENNAI: Five-time World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand Wednesday promised a couple of surprises in his team of seconds when he faces defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship later this year. Anand at a press briefing he...
CHENNAI: He has rediscovered his wizardry in the game of 64 squares by winning the Candidates tournament and Viswanathan Anand is now "working on quite a few ideas" to counter the threat of numero uno player Magnus Carlsen in his quest to regain t...
CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand is back. After winning Candidates and earning the right to fight Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship, Anand returned to the city on Wednesday. His sponsors had arranged for an interactive session with the media a...
