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Viswanathan Anand
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June 3, 2012, 2:25 am
Boris Gelfand given rock star’s welcome back to Israel
Dozens of people cheer and hold signs for return of chess master after title battle
By
Joshua Davidovich
May 31, 2012, 10:36 pm
Chess master Gelfand wins fans despite championship loss
Israeli grandmaster hailed as a national hero after narrowly losing to reigning champ
By
Aron Heller
May 31, 2012, 5:01 pm
Putin meets with chess champ Anand, runner-up Gelfand for tea
Russian president lauds Israeli, Indian players for ‘an outstanding game’
May 30, 2012, 8:59 pm
‘It’s important to raise the status of chess in Israel,’ Gelfand says
Netanyahu, Peres congratulate challenger for his ‘tremendous achievement’ in narrow defeat to world champion
By
Sam Ser
May 30, 2012, 11:39 am
Gelfand falls short in quest for chess world title
Israeli grandmaster pushes reigning champion to the brink, but loses final round of four rapid games
By
Gabe Fisher
May 28, 2012, 7:02 pm
Gelfand and Anand set for tiebreaker as 12th match ends in a draw
Rapid-fire nature of remaining matches believed to put Israeli chess master at a disadvantage
By
Michal Shmulovich
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ToI Staff
May 28, 2012, 1:33 pm
Bashar the butcher
The Israeli press deals with Syria and Iran, incoming migrants, and Gelfand’s final match in the World Chess Championships
By
Ilan Ben Zion
May 26, 2012, 7:52 pm
All tied after 11 matches for Gelfand in the World Chess Championship
One game remains for Israeli challenger to defeat Indian title holder
By
ToI Staff
May 24, 2012, 5:39 pm
Another draw for Gelfand in the World Chess Championship
Contenders tied with two matches left in finals
By
ToI Staff
May 23, 2012, 7:37 pm
Gelfand plays to draw in 9th match of World Chess Championships
Three matches remain in race to $1.53 million grand prize
By
ToI Staff
May 21, 2012, 6:17 pm
Gelfand loses Game 8 to Anand, so world chess face-off now equal at 4-4
Israeli challenger has four more games to take title from Indian champion
By
ToI Staff
May 20, 2012, 8:02 pm
Israeli chess master Gelfand takes breakthrough win
Six-game deadlock in the World Chess Championship broken by underdog, paving way for possible world title
By
ToI Staff
May 19, 2012, 1:33 am
Sixth Gelfand-Anand match ends in draw
Israeli, Indian World Chess Championship contenders once again reach stalemate — this time after 29 moves
By
ToI Staff
May 15, 2012, 7:46 pm
Fourth World Chess Championship game ends in another draw
‘We are just probing each other,’ says World Champion Viswanathan Anand of Israeli master Boris Gelfand
By
Michal Shmulovich
May 15, 2012, 4:01 pm
Lockups and price drops
The Israeli media has a field day with arrests, phones, chess, and appointments
By
Ilan Ben Zion
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