Viswanathan Anand’s profitable run within the Classical tournament of the Norwegian Chess event got here to an finish after struggling a loss in opposition to American Wesley So within the fourth spherical on Saturday.
Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand loses to American Wesley So in 4th spherical (Reuters Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTSViswanathan Anand’s profitable run within the Classical tournament endedAnand suffered defeat vs American Wesley So within the fourth roundAnand nonetheless stocks the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 issues every
India legend Viswanathan Anand could have misplaced to American Wesley So within the fourth spherical of the Norwegian Chess event on Saturday however he nonetheless stocks the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 issues every. With this defeat, Anand’s three-match-winning run within the ongoing event got here to an finish.
The common Classical sport between Anand and So led to a attract 28 strikes. The American then beat the Indian GM in 46 strikes by means of the Armageddon (unexpected dying) sport.
The Indian ace had posted wins over France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and China’s Hao Wang within the first 3 rounds. In the meantime, Carlsen defeated Dutchman Anish Giri within the Classical sport to pick out up 3 issues and sign up for Anand within the lead.
In every other decisive sport in spherical 4, Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Hao Wang, whilst Teimour Radjavov and the skilled Topalov gained by means of Armageddon in opposition to Vachier-Lagrave and Aryan Tari (Norway) respectively.
Within the ongoing Norwegian Chess event, the gamers participate in Armageddon (unexpected dying) in terms of a attract a classical sport. So had gained the Blitz tournament forward of the Classical tournament.