Indian maestro <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/anand-upstages-world-no-1-carlsen-23230626" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Viswanathan Anand</a> drew his sixth round contest against Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the Classical section of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/chess-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Norway Chess tournament</a>.
The classical match ended in a draw after which the Armageddon ended in stalemate early on Tuesday to leave Anand on 11.5 points and in second place.
World champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Carlsen-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Magnus Carlsen</a> roared to the top spot with a victory over Azerbaijan&rsquo;s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to take his tally to 12.5 points after six rounds.
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The classical match between Anand, playing black, and Giri saw the two players shaking hands for a draw after 35 moves in an English Variation game.
In the ensuing Armageddon (sudden death tie-break), the duo battled for 45 moves before it ended in a draw. As per Armageddon rules, the player playing black is deemed to have won the game if it ends in a draw.
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The classical match ended in a draw after which the Armageddon ended in stalemate early on Tuesday to leave Anand on 11.5 points and in second place

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