GM Viswanathan Anand won the 7th Grand Slam Masters Final held at Bilbao, Spain from September 14 – 20, 2014. After 6 rounds of top-level chess, Anand was able to record with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, garnering a total of 11 points (3 points per win, 1 […]
Viswanathan Anand drew against Ruslan Pnomoariov in Round 5 of the Bilbao Masters Final, securing his position at the top with 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws). This time handling the black pieces, Anand employed the Ragozin defense in the Queen’s Gambit Declined. Ponomariov was unsuccessful in trying to penetrate Anand’s […]
GM Viswanathan Anand once more won against GM Francisco Vallejo Pons Round 4 of the 7th Grandslam Masters Final being held in Bilbao, Spain. This puts Anand head and shoulders above his three competitors with 10 points (3 wins, 1 tie), followed by Aronian with 6 points (1 win, 3 […]
M Ruslan Ponomariov finally got to record his first winning match in the 7th Grandslam Masters Final in Bilbao, Spain. After losing to Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian in the first two rounds, things seemed bleak for the Ukranian Grand Master. However, by defeting Francisco Vallejo Pons in the third round […]
Facing the Spanish Chess Champion Francisco Vallejo Pons, Viswanathan Anand won on time in Round 2 of the 7th Grand Slam Masters 2014 in Bilbao, Spain. This has allowed him to maintain the lead with 6 points, followed by Levon Aronian with 4 points, Vallejo Pons with 1 point and […]
Round 1 of the 7th Grand Slam Masters Final sees World Chess Champion challenger GM Viswanathan Anand off to an early lead by earning 3 points when he defeated GM Ruslan Ponomariov. Meanwhile, after winning the Spanish Chess Championship, GM Francisco Vallejo Pons tied with GM Levon Aronian who recently […]
The recently concluded 79th Spanish Chess Championship held in Linares, Spain was won by GM Francisco Vallejo Pons. This is his third time as the Spanish Chess Champion after winning the title in 2006 and 2009. After playing 9 Rounds, the Minorcan was able to gain the esteemed title with […]
