World Chess Championship 2014 begins at Sochi, Russia

The World Chess Championship 2014 will be a match between the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and challenger Viswanathan Anand, to determine the 2014 World Chess Champion. It will be held from 7 November to 28 November 2014, under the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014

Magnus Carlsen becomes first man to hold the Chess Triple Crown; but he is not the first player

World Champion Magnus Carlsen has become the first man in the history of Chess to hold the Chess Triple Crown by holding the World Blitz, Rapid, and Classic titles consecutively.  However, he is not the first player to have achieved ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014

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Magnus Carlsen – New King of Chess

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen ended 5 times title-holder Viswanathan Anand’s reign as the world champion. Magnus Carlsen took the crown after a hard-fought draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship match. This was the first time in 8 world championship matches ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2013

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World Chess Championship 2013

India is hosting one of the most coveted chess battles- the World Chess Championship for year 2013 in Chennai. A series of matches will be played between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand (winner of the 2012 World Championship) and Magnus Carlsen (ranked No. 1 in the world), to determine ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2013

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Parimarjan Negi regains Politiken Cup

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi (Born: February 9, 1993 (age 20))put up a brilliant performance to regain the Politiken Cup chess Title in Copenhagen, Denmark. Parimarjan had recently won the DC International Open in US and tied for the top place in the World Open. The youngest international Grandmaster ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013

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Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke Classic

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand scored an emphatic victory over German Arkadij Naiditsch to clinch the Grenke Chess Classic trophy.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

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Anna Ushenina claims world Women’s Chess Championship

Anna Ushenina of Ukraine defeated Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria to claim the women’s World Championship in Chess.

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012

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World Chess Championship: Viswanathan Anand keeps the crown

Indian Grand Master Viswanatan Anand retained the FIDE ( Federation Internationale des Echec) World Chess Title for the record 5th time Defeated Boris Gelfand of Israel after 2nd round of tie breaker game in Moscow The title has been held ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Asian chess: Parimarjan Negi wins Asian championship

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi won the Asian chess championship at the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012