Anand, who is
making his maiden appearance on the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, had earlier
lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Anish Giri.
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New Delhi(Agencies): Indian
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand suffered his fifth straight defeat in the USD
150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament, going down 2-3 to Peter Leko of
Hungary. The former world champion got off to a good start and won the first
game of the best-of-four contest. The next two games were drawn before Leko
levelled by winning the fourth.
The Hungarian then claimed the
Armageddon (a tie-breaker) to ensure Anand remain winless and at the bottom of
the points table. Anand, who is making his maiden appearance on the Magnus
Carlsen Chess Tour, had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir
Kramnik and Anish Giri.
World no. 1 Carlsen bounced
back strongly to avoid an upset, beating veteran Vasyl Ivanchuk 3-2 to stay on
top. Legends of Chess is a unique event where Carlsen, Liren, Nepomniachtchi
and Giri, semifinalists at the Chessable Masters (part of the Magnus Carlsen
Tour), received an automatic invite and are up against six legends aged 40-52,
who have been at the top of world chess at various points in their career.
The tournament is part of the
Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour. The winner of this event will qualify for the USD
300,000 Grand Final scheduled from August 9 to 20.
Results of Round 5: Peter Leko
beat Viswanathan Anand 3-2; Magnus Carlsen beat Vasyl Ivanchuk 3-2: Vladmir
Kramnik beat Ding Liren 2.5-1.5; Anish Giri beat Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5; Ian
Nepominiachtchi beat Peter Svidler 3-1.
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