• November - 2001
• 30 Anand enters third round
Humpy begins quest for final GM norm
• 29 Anand scores quick win
Anand moves into second round
• 28 Anand wins second game
Barua, Harikrishna out of World Chess Championships
• 27 Anand shocked in opening round
• 26 Anand to begin with white pieces
• 23 Harikrishna, Aarthie confident
• 21 Top IMs, GMs for Kozhikode chess
• 6 Anand faces Internet qualifier first
• 3 Humpy's GM title chase to start next month
• 2 No gold for India in under12 chess
• 1 Anand wins Corsica Masters

• October - 2001
• 31 Humpy wins Third Saturday event
• 30 Humpy emerges sole leader
• 29 Humpy earns second GM norm
• 27 Humpy in sight of second GM norm
• 26 Humpy splits point in 6th round, still in lead
• 25 Humpy takes commanding lead
• 24 Humpy regains lead
• 23 Humpy draws, shares lead
• 22 Humpy starts on winning note
• 17 Humpy wins First Saturday title
• 16 Humpy draws, shares top spot
• 15 Humpy takes sole lead
• 13 Humpy regains lead
• 12 Humpy loses match and lead
• 11 Humpy draws but keeps lead
• 10 Humpy emerges sole leader
• 9 Humpy in sole possession of second place
• 8 Humpy in joint second place
• 4 Koneru Humpy secures highest ELO rating

• September - 2001
• 25 Anand not satisfied with his 2001 performance
• 24 Anand lauds Harikrishna, Humpy
         Injured chess players out of danger
• 22 Retaining World crown is Anand's goal
• 18 Split at top level hurts the game: Anand
• 12 Li Ruofan wins Asian women's chess
• 11 Andhra felicitates Hari, Humpy
• 11 Li Ruofan continues to lead
• 10 Li Ruofan stays on course for title
• 8Nisha Mohota goes down
• 6 Mohota emerges sole leader
• 5 Vijayalakshmi shocked: Asian chess
• 1 All India Chess Federation splits

• August - 2001
• 30 Great week for Indian chess
• 29 Humpy wins World junior chess
• 28 Harikrishna wins C'wealth chess
         Humpy relegated to joint fourth place
• 27 Humpy continues to share lead
• 26 Magesh Chandran earns maiden IM norm
         Harikrishna upset at Commonwealth Chess
• 25 Harikrishna is India's youngest Grandmaster
• 24 Humpy, Aarthie in fourth place
         Harikrishna shoots into sole lead
• 23 Chandran, Aarthie eye IM, WGM titles
         Kunte and Harikrishna spilt point
• 21 Magesh Chandran's dream run continues
         3 Indians share lead: C'wealth chess
• 20 Another title for Anand
         Humpy suffers shock defeat
• 18 Indians lead in World jr chess
• 17 Indian girls shine in World jr. chess
• 17 Xu Jun claims Asian chess title
• 14 Anand wins special TV match
• 13 India finish at the bottom
• 4 Ramesh earns GM norm
• 3 Ramesh outplayed in tie-break games
• 2 Ramesh achieves GM norm
• 1 Ramesh slips to third position

• July - 2001
• 31 Indians shine in British chess
         Ramesh keeps lead, Kunte scores
• 30 Ramesh in joint lead at Biel
• 22 Kramnik wins Dortmund title
• 20 Topalov upsets Anand for the second time
• 19 Anand, Adams play a quick draw
• 18 Anand goes down yet again
• 17 Anand faces uphill task at Dortmund
• 16 Anand, Kramnik settle for quiet draw
• 15 Anand draws fourth game with Hungarian Peter Leko
• 14 Anand goes down to Topalov
• 13 Adams holds Anand
• 12 Anand draws first game against Morozevich
• 11 Anand looking to extend winning run
• 4  Anand now eyes Dortmund title
      Anand stays put in third place
• 2 Vishy Anand wins duel of world champs
• 1 It's 4-4 after eight games

• June - 2001
• 30 Anand strikes back
• 29 Anand faces uphill task
• 28 Kramnik downs Anand in game 3
• 27 Anand-Kramnik draw first two boards
• 25 All eyes on Kramnik-Anand tie
• 24 Anand shines in Mainz
• 23 Anand readies to take on Kramnik
• 15 Anand six points off 2800 barrier
• 15 Vijayalakshmi makes it four in a row
• 15 Barua pips Sasikiran for title
• 14 Saheli Barua shocks Vijayalakshmi
• 14 Barua catches up with Sasikiran
• 13 Vijayalakshmi assured national crown
• 13 Sasikiran hangs on to solitary point lead
• 12 Vijayalakshmi sits pretty at the top
• 12 Neeraj Mishra stuns Sasikiran
• 11 Anand performs a 'trick' in Advance chess
• 11 Vijayalakshmi shocked
• 11 Sasikiran enhances lead
• 10 Anand edges past Leko
• 9 Viji scores lucky win
• 9 Barua outplays Sasikiran
• 8 Anand to clash with Leko
• 8 Sasikiran takes sole lead
• 6 Konguvel inches closer to GM-norm
• 6 Vijaylakshmi maintains sole lead
• 5 Vijaylakshmi takes sole lead
• 4 Viji, Anupama share the lead

•  May - 2001
• 26 Sasikiran draws with White, goes out of reckoning
• 25 Sasikiran loses first game of semis
• 23 Anand wins Merida title
• 22 Anand extends lead to a full point
• 19 Anand jumps to sole lead with Short's scalp
• 19 Anand in fine form in Mexico
• 18 Anand pulls off a brilliant win
• 17 Anand starts campaign with a draw
• 8 Sasikaran 'tricks for India
• 5 Prasad loses in Asian zonal chess

•  April - 2001
• 24 Spanish title for Anand
• 23 Abhijit, Sandipan shine in Dubai chess

•  March - 2001
• 30 Kramnik, Topalov win Amber chess
• 29 Anand draws with Kramnik
• 28 Topalov beats Anand
• 26 Anand beats Van Wely
• 24 Anand leads after defeating Piket in Round 6
• 23 Anand beats Ivanchuk
• 21 Anand defeats Gelfand
• 20 Anand beats Leko, Topalov upsets Kramnik
• 19 Anand loses first game in 9 months
• 18 Anand gets one up on Karpov

•  February - 2001
• 26 Anand for introduction of four-hour game
• 21 Anand plans to start academy after retiring
• 16 Gallagher wins Goodricke chess
• 15 Kharlov emerges sole leader
• 13 Chanda closes in on second GM norm
• 12 Chanda scores fourth consecutive win
• 2 PSCB set to win National chess
• 1 PSCB well ahead in National chess

•  January - 2001
• 31 Three share lead in National team chess
• 31 Akopian wins Ubeda chess
• 29 Kasparov takes Corus, Anandsecond
• 28 Harikrisha's loss pushes him down to fifth position
• 28 Sandipan continues good show
• 27 Kasparov goes one point clear
• 26 Vishy Anand's Great Indian Rope Trick
• 25 Chanda suffers first defeat
• 25 Anand draws again
• 24 Sandipan draws with Kobalija
• 24 Anand draws again, Kasparov surges into lead
• 23 Sandipan Chanda registers second win
• 23 Seventh successive draw for Anand; Kasparov beats Shirov
• 22 Indians off to a good start
• 22 Kramnik, Kasparov move into top gear
• 21 Anand fails to drive home advantage
• 18 Harikrishna wins second round match
• 18 Anand draws again, Shirov emerges sole leader
• 17 Anand draws again; Kasparov, Kramnik lead
• 16 Anand misses opportunity to tame Kasparov
• 15 Anand blasts Tiviakov's Dragon
• 14 Anand escapes with a draw
• 13 Indian contingent fails to impress at Linares Chess tourney
• 13 All play, no work for Anand
• 12 G B Prakash wins Rating chess
• 12 On the treadmill
• 11 Prakash, Deshmukh in close race
• 11 Karpov acknowledges Anand as champion
• 10 Prakash consolidates position at the top
• 9 G B Prakash maintains sole lead
• 8 G B Prakash regains the lead
• 8 Part IX -- The Intervening Years
• 6 G B Prakash takes sole lead
• 6 Anand sees bright commercial future for chess
• 5 Konguvel surprised by Kalyan Kumar
• 5 Part VIII -- Enter the Dragon, exit Anand
• 4 Anand versus Kasparov: The big clash
• 3 Part VI -- the World Championship
• 2 Part V -- Man versus Machine

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