Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand recalled Magnus Carlsen's younger days, revealing that the Norwegian would lure a lot ...

When Kramnik defeated then-world champion Garry Kasparov in 2000, for example, he won two games, while the other 13 were drawn. Kramnik lost the world championship to Anand last year.

But Anand was unable to win a single game, allowing four loses. Kramnik knew that even when wounded, Tiger From Madras, as Anand is sometimes called, can bite, but when they met on Saturday the ...

Champion Vladimir Kramnik had the best record against his rivals – but it was only 53½ percent in more than 150 previous games. Vishy Anand had the next-best pre-tournament record, 52 percent.

BONN, Germany — Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Wednesday by drawing with the white pieces against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik. The 24-move draw came in the ...

Also not boding well for his chances against Kramnik is Anand's overall record against Kasparov: 8-23 with 38 draws. Shelby Lyman is a Basic Chess Features columnist.

Finishing second was the defending titleholder, Vladimir Kramnik. Anand had won the world championship in 2000 in New Delhi -- but in a knockout event in which chance played a major role.

Vishy Anand, the fast-thinking Indian superstar, won the World Rapid Chess Championship in the French town of Cap d'Agde last week. With clockwork precision, he defeated world champion Vladimir ...

Playing with white pieces, Kramnik opened with d4 to which Anand immediately replied with d5. After playing theoretical moves, the game then moved on Queens Gambit Declined Slav variation.

Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Wednesday by drawing with the white pieces against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik. The 24-move draw came in the 11th of a possible 12 ...