The long anticipated FIDE World Chess Championship Match between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and world’s top rated player Magnus Carlsen is starting on Saturday 9th November. At 3pm local...

The FIDE World Chess Championship organizing committee is proud to present the world class commentary duo of Grandmaster Susan Polgar, Olympiad and World Champion, and International Master Lawrence Trent,...

The 4th quarter FIDE Presidential Board was held this morning at the conference room in Hyatt Regency Chennai. Agenda (pdf) on FIDE website The meeting was opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhninov...

When Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen lean over the chessboard at Chennai’s Hyatt Regency on Nov. 9 for Game 1 of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match, it will be arguably the most closely watched...

In a surprise move, World Champion Viswanathan Anand announced his team of seconds at the opening joint press conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chennai on November 7, 2013. “I appreciate Anand...

The opening ceremony for the FIDE World Chess Championship Match was held today at 4pm local at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Periamet, Chennai 600003, in the presence of thousands in the audience. After the...

Besides follow the games live on the Internet at http://chennai2013.fide.com and watch the moves with commentary on Doordarshan Sports there are other new ways to follow this world championship match which...

The FIDE World Chess Championship match between title holder Viswanathan Anand and Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, fully sponsored by the Government of Tamil Nadu, is going to be officially opened today, November...

The World Chess Championship Challenger Magnus Carlsen checked into Hyatt Regency Chennai tonight after spending a couple of days at the nearby spa resort. The defending Champion Viswanathan Anand arrived...