Clutch Chess Legends: Russia's Kasparov beats India's Anand

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Thirty years to the day, history was repeated as Garry Kasparov defeated Viswanathan Anand in the 10th game of the Clutch Chess Legends contest to win the exhibition match with two games to spare.

It was in 1995 on October 10 that Anand took a draw in the 18th game to concede the 20-games Classical World Championship match against Kasparov 7.5-10.5

This time, Kasparov was leading by five points at the start of the final day. He eventually sealed a 13-11 win against the Indian.

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