MOSCOW (AP) – World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India retained his title on Wednesday, defeating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker round. Tied at 6-6 after 12 ...

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s latest cultural hero is neither the usual army general nor a sexy celebrity _ he’s a bespectacled 43-year-old Belarus-born chess grandmaster. Israelis have been riveted by ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - World chess champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Israel's Boris Gelfand in a tiebreaker in Moscow to retain his title on Wednesday. Anand beat Gelfand in a four-round tie-breaker ...

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has met with world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and runner-up Boris Gelfand over a cup of tea in his residence. Putin lauded both players for “an ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Viswanathan Anand of India has signed a contract to defend his world chess title in Moscow next year against Israeli Boris Gelfand. The match is to be held from May 10 to May 31 in the ...