Defending champion Vishwanathan Anand advanced to the final of the chess World Cup, edging out Russian Grandmaster Alexey Dreev 1.5-0.5 after a blitz tie-breaker, in Hyderabad, on Friday. In the final ...

With English not being his first language, the Russian World No.44, Alexey Dreev, tried to converse in whatever way he could: pantomimes and broken words. NEW DELHI, Jan 18: With English not being his ...

It's quite easy to spot GM Alexey Dreev in the crowd of Grandmasters. His height and his confidence set him apart from the rest. HT Image Dreev has come a long way from the time when as a six year old ...

India's chess wizard V Anand seems to be making Russian Grand Master (GM) Alexey Dreev his blitz bunny. India''s chess wizard V Anand seems to be making Russian Grand Master (GM) Alexey Dreev his ...

A short, thin boy, barely 17 years of age wearing a woollen cap, sitting across the chess board may not be too intimidating. But when he starts making moves, he could be tough to handle. HT Image Even ...

In 1991, Hotel Trident in the city was the venue of the Candidates match — a qualifier for the world championship — between Alexey Dreev and a certain Viswanthan Anand. Now, 22 years later, the city ...

Dos Hermanas (Spain): P. Harikrishna tried hard before settling for a draw against Russian Alexander Rustemov in the seventh round of the category-16 Dos Hermanas international chess tournament here.

Viswanathan Anand's long journey to four world chess titles began with a small step. It started in January 1991 at Chennai and the man who stood between Anand and a place in the quarterfinals was ...

Russian international Alexey Dreev, possibly the most active top flight GM on the international circuit leads the Reykjavik Open which serves as a curtain raiser for the Reykjavik Rapid 2004 that will ...

Hyderabad: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand advanced to the final of the World Chess championship edging out Russian Grandmaster Alexey Dreev 1.5-0.5 in blitz tie-breaker Friday. Anand will meet ...