World champion Viswanathan Anand outmaneuvered Russian Vladimir Kramnik in the 12th round to rise to the third spot in the elite group 'A' of the Corus Chess Tournament here.

After a lucky win in the previous round, world champion Viswanathan Anand was back to splitting points as he played out a quick draw against Dutch Jan Smeets in the 11th round of the Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.

Debutant India will take on Greece in the opening round of the elite World Teams Chess championship, rated as the toughest team event in the world.

Having endured a rather unproductive year in terms of achievement, World chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he is working to raise his game and play aggressively to overcome tough opponents at the World Chess Championship next year.

On the eve of his 40th birthday, the first chess player to become world champion in all three formats of the game, Indian ace Viswanathan Anand has just one wish -- to see his sport become an Olympic event.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand tamed former World Champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in successive two encounters to win the rapid four-game chess series 3.5-0.5 in Ajaccio.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a double blow before recovering some lost ground in the third round in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess Championship that got underway in Germany as the main event of the Mainz Classics.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand drew the first blood by defeating Hungarian Peter Leko in the second game to take an early lead in the eight-game rapid chess match here.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand continued to reign supreme bagging the Chess Oscar for the sixth time and becoming the first non-Russian to do so.

A rare queen blunder against Russian Alexander Morozevich cost world champion Viswanathan Anand dearly as he lost the lead in the 10th and penultimate round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament in Nice.

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out two draws with Bulgarian world number one Veselin Topalov in the ninth round to surrender his sole lead in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament here today.

World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine 1.5-0.5 to jump into joint lead after the seventh round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament here today.

World champion Viswanathan Anand came up with his true form in the rapid game to beat Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk by 1.5-0.5 margin in the fifth round of the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament here.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand will meet former world championship finalist Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the fifth round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament here tomorrow.

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out draws with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the fourth round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament in Nice.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen and went down 0.5-1.5 in the third round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand survived some anxious moments in the blindfold game before registering a thumping victory in the rapid to register a clinical 1.5-0.5 victory over Gata Kamsky in the second round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played his sixth draw on the trot when he signed peace with Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to slip to the joint fourth position after the end of the 12th round of the Magistral Ciudad de Linares chess tournament in Linares on Friday.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be making his final bid to defend the title when he takes on Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in 12th round of the Magistral Ciudad De Linares Chess tournament in Linares on Friday.

World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocked defeat against Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round to slump to joint fourth of Magistral Ciudad de Linares chess tournament here.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand outwitted Chinese Wang Yue in his fourth round encounter in the ongoing Magistral Ciudad de Linares chess tournament in Linares on Monday.

Viswanathan Anand has not only inspired youngsters and chess players of the country, but the three-time world chess champion has been a role model for the Indian cricket team members also, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday.

"There are many chess games going on in life and one should never be shy of taking risks," says three-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand.

The All India Chess Federation on Thursday felicitated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for retaining the world chess championship title.

Vladimir Kramnik of Russia won the tenth game against World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the world chess championship match in Bonn.