Vishwanathan Anand's winning streak in Norway Chess Tournament ends
Viswanathan Anand's winning run in Norway Chess tournament came to an end. He lost to American Wesley So in the fourth round on Saturday.
Even after the loss, the former world champion now shares the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 points each.
The regular Classical game between Anand and So ended in a draw in 28 moves.
The American then beat the Indian GM in 46 moves via the Armageddon (sudden death) game.
The 52-year-old Indian legend had posted wins over France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and China's Hao Wang in the first three rounds.
On the other hand, Carlsen defeated Dutchman Anish Giri in the Classical game to pick up three points and join Anand in the lead.
In another decisive game in round four, Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Hao Wang, while Teimour Radjavov and the experienced Topalov won via the Armageddon against Vachier-Lagrave and Aryan Tari (Norway) respectively.
In the ongoing Norway Chess tournament, the players take part in a Armageddon in case of a draw in the classical game.
So had won the Blitz event ahead of the Classical event.
(Inputs from PTI)
