Anand plays out easy draw at Tal Memorial

MOSCOW: India’s Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw against Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia in the sixth round to remain static at the third spot in the 10th

Published on: Oct 4, 2016, 06:02:39 IST

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MOSCOW: India’s Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw against Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia in the sixth round to remain static at the third spot in the 10th Tal Memorial Chess tournament.

What turned out to be a dull game by Tomashevsky, Anand was in complete control right through and the Russian lived up to his solid reputation too.

This was the only drawn game of round six as players with white pieces ruled the roost in the sixth round.

Ian Nepomniachtchi regained the sole lead on 4.5 points out of a possible six.

Anish Giri remained in striking distance on four points while Anand, Kramnik and Aronian now share the third spot on 3.5 points apiece, Peter Svidler and Li Chao are not far behind on three points, a half point ahead of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

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