Legendary Viswanathan Anand heaped praise on R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh for their spirited performances at the Tata Steel Chess Masters tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, reflecting on the ...

P ranav Venkatesh's Chess World Cup 2025 campaign came to an end with a defeat in the second game of the fourth round against ...

The FIDE World Chess Cup trophy is named after Indian legend Viswanathan Anand, honoring his remarkable contributions to chess.

The trophy features the peacock, the national bird of India in a frozen dance form and will be given to the winner of the ...

Anand, a former World Cup winner and now FIDE’s deputy president, said the top three seeds — D. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R ...

Viswanathan Anand has finally spoken against Vladimir Kramnik and his anti-cheating crusade after keeping mum and facing ...

The trophy was unveiled during a colourful opening ceremony which was attended by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich.

Arjun Erigaisi’s efforts to break through GM Levon Aronian’s defence did not fructify, while GM P Harikrishna played out a ...

The FIDE World Chess Cup's new trophy has been named the Viswanathan Anand Trophy, honoring the five-time world champion from India. The event, featuring 206 players, was opened by Prime Minister ...

Magnus Carlsen defeated Viswanathan Anand on Friday to become the new world chess champion. (TIME100: The World’s Sexiest Chess Player) Over the course of ten games, Carlsen, a 22-year-old chess ...

Panjim: The new trophy of the FIDE World Chess Cup being held here was on Friday christened as the Viswanathan Anand trophy, in honour of the five-time world champion Indian legend. The ...

FIDE has honoured the legacy of legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand by naming the World Cup trophy after him. The trophy was unveiled in the presence of Union Sports Minister Mansukh Manda ...