The 52-year outdated Indian grandmaster, who had shocked Carlsen within the earlier spherical, will faceTeimour Radjabov in spherical eight.
The 52-year outdated Indian grandmaster, who had shocked Carlsen within the earlier spherical, will faceTeimour Radjabov in spherical eight.
Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand drew his sixth spherical contest in opposition to Anish Giri of the Netherlands within the Classical part of the Norway Chess event.
The classical match led to a draw after which the Armageddon led to stalemate early on Tuesday to go away Anand on 11.5 factors and in second place. World champion Magnus Carlsen roared to the highest spot with a victory over Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to take his tally to 12.5 factors after six rounds.
The classical match between Anand, enjoying black, and Giri noticed the 2 gamers shaking fingers for a draw after 35 strikes in an English Variation sport.
In the following Armageddon (sudden dying tie-break), the duo battled for 45 strikes earlier than it led to a draw. As per Armageddon guidelines, the participant enjoying black is deemed to have received the sport if it ends in a draw.
The 52-year outdated Indian grandmaster, who had shocked Carlsen within the earlier spherical, takes on Teimour Radjabov in spherical eight.
More matches finish in draw
Barring the Carlsen-Mamedyarov conflict, all the opposite matches led to attracts within the spherical. The Norwegian world No.1 defeated his Azerbaijan opponent in 56 strikes.
In different matches on the day, France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat China’s Hao Wang through the sudden dying tie-break whereas Wesley So (USA) acquired the higher of Norwegian Aryan Tari. Veselin Topalov drew with Radjabov within the Armageddon to share honours.
In the continuing Norway Chess event, the gamers participate in an Armageddon (sudden dying) in case of a draw within the classical sport.
Source: www.thehindu.com
