Anand draws, slips to joint second

ST LOUIS, USA: Viswanathan Anand slipped to joint second position after he was held to his fourth draw in five games in the Sinquefield Cup. Playing white against

ST LOUIS, USA: Viswanathan Anand slipped to joint second position after he was held to his fourth draw in five games in the Sinquefield Cup. Playing white against Wesley So, Anand encountered a new idea that was known to him but the Filipino turned American had done some excellent homework. He sacrificed a pawn early in the opening to get active piece-play and was without a worry when Anand liquidated to a level endgame. Praising his opponent for the pawn sacrifice, Anand said, “It’s a very good try. You get something close to a Marshall Gambit. It’s a pawn, but it’s a fraction of a pawn.”

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