Viswanathan Anand out of title race

World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing against Levon Aronian of Armenia.

World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round here.

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After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s number one world ranking also came under threat and unless there is a revival in fortunes of the Indian ace, he stands to lose some precious rating points as well from the tournament.

Harika beats Nikolova

Gaziantep, Turkey: Top seed and International Master D. Harika defeated Adriana Nikolova of Bulgaria in the eighth round of the World Junior girls’ chess championship here on Thursday.