BONN, Germany — World chess champion Viswanathan Anand inched closer to retaining his title with a draw Friday against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik in the eighth game of their championship ...

Vladimir Kramnik (44) of Russia was the first undisputed world chess champion when he defeated Veselin Topalov in a highly acrimonious match in 2006. The three-time world champion eventually lost the ...

When you think of Indian chess and any firsts associated with it, the architect behind it is invariably Viswanathan Anand. India's first grandmaster, India's only world champion till date, and until ...

Five-time world champion Anand played out a draw with his 2008 challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the 1st round of the Zurich Chess Challenge here. ZURICH: Five-time world champion Viswanathan ...

When a world championship chess match begins in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday between Viswanathan Anand of India, the title holder, and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, a former champion, many will be waiting ...

Champions, old and new, were the biggest stories of 2008. In January, Bobby Fischer, the mercurial former world champion, died at 64, his age matching the number of squares on a chess board. In ...