Vishwanathan Anand records consecutive third victory
Other Sports | June 03, 2022 11:35 ISTMaintaining his reputation, Anand won the Armageddon early on Friday
Maintaining his reputation, Anand won the Armageddon early on Friday
While the men beat Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 and 3-1, the women's side posted 3.5-0.5 and 4-0 wins over Mongolia.
The Indian women's team stormed into the semis of the Asian Nations (Regions) Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth.
Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final.
Anand asserted that the team is not aware of the opponents and so a lot of work will have to be done at the Olympiad.
With the invincible tag around him these days, Ding Liren did not face any real danger from Anand, who has 1.5 points in all.
The finish in the top half means that Anand will get an extra white five white against four black games in what is known as the strongest tournament of the year.
The Indian ace was languishing at the bottom of the tables on one point from three games thanks to a solitary draw and today he took his tally to five points out of a possible six as a win here is worth two and a draw gives one point.
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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament here on Saturday.
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