Anand draws with Topalov; still joint second

ST LOUIS, USA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for a second victory continued as he played out his seventh draw in eight games in the eighth and

Published on: Aug 15, 2016, 08:48:52 IST

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ST LOUIS, USA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for a second victory continued as he played out his seventh draw in eight games in the eighth and penultimate round of Sinquefiled Cup, part of the Grand Chess tour, here on Sunday.

A draw with Veselin Topalov leaves Anand still joint second and the Indian will have a tall task on hand to try and force matters with black pieces against Peter Svidler of Russia in the ninth and final round game. Wesley So of United States continued to lead the tables by playing it out safe against compatriot Fabiano Caruana and took his tally to 5 points to remain a bit ahead of the field. Armenian Levon Aronian cashed in on his chances against American Hikaru Nakamura to liven things up a bit in the race for title.

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