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Anand shocked by Gelfand in seventh game

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered a jolt in his title defence as he lost to his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in the seventh game of the World Chess Championship here on Sunday.

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Chess World Championship: Anand to play white in fifth game against Boris Gelfand

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Defending champion Viswanathan Anand holds the edge going into the fifth game as white in his World Championship match against Boris Gelfand at the State Tretyakov Gallery.

The fourth game was anothe

No breakthrough yet in world chess championship

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The fourth game in the world chess championship between Indian GM Viswanathan Anand and Israeli GM Boris Gelfand also ended in a draw at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow on Tuesday.

The series

Third draw in a row at Moscow

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After two quick draws, the world chess championship gained momentum with Indian GM Viswanathan Anand and Israeli GM Boris Gelfand playing an exiting third game at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow

Blind chess player to promote Khet lazer

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He is a chess player who plays entirely from memory.

Mohammed Salih, may be visually challenged but he can take on the best who have the advantage of seeing the game they play.

So good is the yout

World Chess: Anand draws his second game with Gelfand again

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India's Vishvanatan Anand and Israel's Boris Gelfand again drew in the second game of their match for the World chess Crown, which is being played in Moscow's Tretyakov Picture Gallery.

Gelfand's fir

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