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Viswanathan Anand beats world champion Magnus Carlsen in blitz event of Norway Chess, finishes fourth
Updated On: 31 May, 2022 10:29 AM IST | Stavenger (Norway) | PTI
The Indian GM started with a win over Aryan Tari (Norway) in the blitz before drawing with So in round two. He posted a victory over veteran Veselin Topalov in the third round before sharing the point with Teimur Radjabov
Viswanathan Anand. File Pic
Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the blitz event of the Norway Chess on way to a fourth-place finish.
The former world champion, however, suffered defeats to Anish Giri (the Netherlands) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) in the fourth and ninth round respectively to finish with 5 points in the 10-player blitz event early on Tuesday.
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