After three wins in a row, Viswanathan Anand misplaced to Wesley So within the Classical occasion of the Norway Chess event. The American then beat the Indian grandmaster in 46 strikes by way of the Armageddon (sudden loss of life) recreation
After three wins in a row, Viswanathan Anand misplaced to Wesley So within the Classical occasion of the Norway Chess event. The American then beat the Indian grandmaster in 46 strikes by way of the Armageddon (sudden loss of life) recreation
India legend Viswanathan Anand’s profitable run within the Classical occasion of the Norway Chess event got here to an finish after struggling a loss in opposition to American Wesley So within the fourth spherical right here on Saturday.
The 52-year-old former world champion now shares the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 factors every.
The common Classical recreation between Anand and So resulted in a attract 28 strikes. The American then beat the Indian GM in 46 strikes by way of the Armageddon (sudden loss of life) recreation.
The Indian ace had posted wins over France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and China’s Hao Wang within the first three rounds.
Meanwhile, Carlsen defeated Dutchman Anish Giri within the Classical recreation to choose up three factors and be a part of Anand within the lead.
In one other decisive recreation in spherical 4, Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Hao Wang, whereas Teimour Radjavov and the skilled Topalov received by way of the Armageddon in opposition to Vachier-Lagrave and Aryan Tari (Norway) respectively.
In the continued Norway Chess event, the gamers participate in a Armageddon (sudden loss of life) in case of a draw within the classical recreation. So had received the Blitz occasion forward of the Classical occasion.
Source: www.thehindu.com
