Viswanathan Anand came back into the reckoning by defeating compatriot M Shyam Sundar in a one-sided affair in Isle of Man International chess tournament here on Wednesday. Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta also tamed highly regarded Liem Le Quang of Vietnam on a good day for the Indians.

It was expected after a couple of draws that things were only going to get better for Anand and he did not disappoint his fans in carving out a clinical victory over Shyam Sundar, a fellow Chennai Grandmaster. Anand faced the Schilemann gambit in the Ruy Lopez and did manage to get an early advantage in the middle game. Shyam Sundar was outplayed in all departments of the game. Abhijeet Gupta dropped out of 2600 rating club but many, including world class Grandmasters, agree that he actually belongs in top hundred simply due to his skills.