CHESS
Indian
Abhijeet Gupta: Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Junior Champion, he won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in June after settling for a draw with Arghyadip Das. Abhijeet regained the crown with winning eight points out of a possible nine. The Indian Grandmaster also clinched Hoogeveen title in Netherlands.
Viswanathan Anand: Anand finished second in Shamkir chess tournament. It was his sheer power and simplicity that saw him cruise to his second win in the toughest tournament of the year. Then in the Sinquefield Cup, Anand had runs of four draws on trot and was unable to finish in top-five. ‘Vishy’ finished second in the Norway chess tournament.
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Magnus Carlsen: Norwegian chess Grandmaster and No.1 ranked player in the world and reignining World chess champion in Classical and Rapid chess. His peak rating is 2882, the highest in history. Carlsen won the Grand chess tour, a build up to london classic. Carlsen finished second in the Sinquefield cup, which set up the Grand chess tour for perfect climax at the london classic, which Carlsen eventually won.