Viswanathan Anand produced a positional masterpiece to outwit Frenchman Maxime Lagrave-Vachier in 40 strikes to make a profitable begin within the Norway Chess 2022 on Tuesday. Wesley So was the one different winner of the day within the 10-player round-robin occasion after dealing with Teimour Radjabov.
Anand, taking part in white, gained the initiative in opposition to the Sicilian Defence after controlling the central squares. An superior pawn down the center ensured that Anand saved up the stress. Vachier tried to defuse the strain by a collection of exchanges however the neutralization didn’t assist his trigger.
Eventually, Anand’s rook on the seventh rank pressured Vachier’s resignation after it turned clear that the India’s queenside handed pawn may show a profitable weapon.
As per the event laws, every win is price three factors. In case of a draw, an Armageddon sport is performed, the place white begins with 10 minutes on the clock, to black’s seven. In case of a draw, black is said the winner. The winner of the Armageddon sport will get 1.5 factors.
Three boards ended as attracts and decisive leads to the Armageddon introduced 1.5 factors to Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
The outcomes: First spherical: Viswanathan Anand bt Maxime Lagrave-Vachier (Fra); Wesley So (USA) bt Teimour Radjabov (Aze); Magnus Carlsen (Nor) drew with Wang Hao (Chn); (Armageddon: Carlsen); Anish Giri (Ned) drew with Veselin Topalov; (Armageddon: Anish); Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze) drew with Aryan Tari (Nor); (Armageddon: Mamedyarov).
Source: www.thehindu.com
