India defeated Zimbabwe 6-0 and rolled over Vietnam 4-2 but the highlight certainly was the win against Uzbekistan by 5.5-0.5 margin.

Viswanathan Anand ended the Legends of Chess online tournament at the ninth position.

Viswanathan Anand has lost seven of his eight matches in the Legends of Chess tournament and is at the bottom of the table.

Viswanathan Anand suffered his sixth consecutive defeat with a 2-3 loss to Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia.

Viswanathan Anand lost 2-3 to Peter Leko of Hungary to stay bottom of the table in the Legends of Chess online tournament.

Viswanathan Anand, who had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, went down 2-3 to Anish Giri of the Netherlands.

Viswanathan Anand, who had lost in the first two rounds to Peter Svidler and Magnus Carlsen, went down 0.5-2.5 to Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik.

Defeats for captain Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and world champion Koneru Humpy meant India suffered a setback in the quest for a sixth successive victory.

Online Chess Olympiad: India and Russia were both awarded gold medals on Sunday.

India beat Poland to reach the final of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.

Koneru Humpy beat Monika Socko in a tie-break to help India beat Poland in the semi-final of the Online Chess Olympiad.

India took the top spot in Pool A and became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday.

India’s P Harikrishna shared the top position with Armenian GM Levon Aronian after posting two wins and a draw in three rounds of rapid competition.

International Master Leon Luke Mendonca remained unbeaten through the nine rounds and notched up six wins including one over higher-rated Pier Liugi Bosso.

Koneru Humpy thinks this Olympiad victory will motivate many youngsters to take up Chess as a profession.

It’s been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India’s triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this.

PM Narendra Modi and Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Indian team after they were crowned the joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday.

Leon Mendonca said he was delighted to become a Grandmaster and thanked those who supported him through thick and thin.

Nihal Sarin was in impressive form as he beat Justin Wang (USA) 1.5-0.5 in the last eight clash of the open under-18 section.

Like the ‘The Queen’s Gambit’s’ fictional heroine Beth, an orphaned chess prodigy, Judit Polgar tackled not just opponents across the board but gender stereotypes in the male-dominated sport.

Mass lockdowns and “The Queen’s Gambit” have brought unexpected gains for chess during the coronavirus, Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand told AFP

Chess player Srinath Narayanan revealed earlier that he had to pay custom duty for the gold medal he won at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad and had to wait for it for a long time.

Harikrishna defeated world number one Carlsen in round three of Blitz 1 in 63 moves with white pieces.

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Sunday decided to bid for the next available edition of the Olympiad, while also announcing the starting of a high-profile Indian Chess League this year.

Former Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra said that the episode involving Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and chess player Viswanathan Anand can give us a life lesson on following rules integrity, and honesty.