Anand draws with Caruana

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Zurich Chess Challenge that got underway in Zurich.

Updated on: Feb 25, 2013, 24:27:03 IST

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World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Zurich Chess Challenge that got underway in Zurich. Anand was seen pushing for an advantage as black and Caruana had to defend from a difficult position to force the split of the point.

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