Playing with white pieces, the Chennai-based maestro took down Kasparov in 30 moves in a Sicillian Najdorf variation game in the fourth round of the Blitz event. The Indian, however, went down to Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, the top-seed, in Rd 5
Viswanathan Anand. Pic/AFP
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand trumped former world champion Garry Kasparov in the much-awaited contest of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour here on Saturday.
Playing with white pieces, the Chennai-based maestro took down Kasparov in 30 moves in a Sicillian Najdorf variation game in the fourth round of the Blitz event. The Indian, however, went down to Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, the top-seed, in Rd 5.
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