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 yesterday
Vishwanathan Anand
St Louis: 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 yesterday.
Vishwanathan Anand
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A draw with Veselin Topalov leaves Anand still joint second and 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 USA continued to lead the tables. With just one round to go, Aronian, Topalov and Anand trail Wesley by a half point.