Viswanathan Anand struck a lightening blow with white pieces in the third game of the World Chess Championship match at Sochi yesterday to bounce back and level scores at 1.5 points each. Anand and his team proved that they had put the rest day (Monday) to good use as he caught Carlsen unawares in the opening.


Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. Pics/Getty Images  

Anand improved upon what World No 2 Levon Aronian had played last year in the same opening. In the Queen's Gambit opening, Anand stormed through World Champion Carlsen's Queen quite early in the game.