Corus Chess

• Anand crushes Kramnik, rises to 3rd in Chess Tourney

  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.

• Anand to meet Smeets, eyes good finish

  Following a sedate start that fetched Viswanathan Anand nine consecutive draws, the Indian can now look forward to a good finish after a lucky victory over Alexei Shirov in the last match pushed him to joint fourth in overall standing.

• Anand lucky to beat Shirov in Corus Chess tourney

  World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the 'A' group of the Corus chess tournament.

• Anand to meet Leko after first rest day in Corus

  Chasing an elusive win after four successive draws, world champion Viswanathan Anand will take on Hungarian Peter Leko in the fifth round of the Corus Chess tournament's elite 'A' group on Friday.

• Hari checkmates top seed Naiditsch

  Grandmaster P Harikrishna shocked top seed Arkaditsch Naiditsch of Germany in group B while World Champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a draw with American Hikaru Nakamura in group A in the fourth round of the Corus Chess tournament.

• Anand leads Indian challenge in Corus Chess

  Five-time champion and world number three Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will spearhead a five-strong Indian challenge at the prestigious Corus Chess Tournament starting from Monday.