Anand drops point despite win

Viswanathan Anand saw his cent percent win record come to an end when he had to be content with a win and a draw against Russian Vladimir Kramnik in the fourth round of the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament here.

Though the Indian ace could not complete a 2-0 verdict against Kramnik after taking the blindfold game, but the 1.5-0.5 win once again proved that Anand was one of the best in the business. Anand with an indomitable 7.5/8 score maintained his huge two points lead in the tournament and it seems now that the Indian is unstoppable in his quest for his fourth amber chess title. Going into the first rest day, Russian Alexander Morozevich and Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk are on joint second spot in the unique tournament with 5.5 points apiece which could be termed as a very good score but for Anand8217;s extraordinary heroics in the tournament so far.

Russian Peter Svidler and Corus champion Peter Leko of Hungary are joint fourth with five points apiece while Kramnik is right behind them with 4.5 points in his bag, with seven rounds still left in this euros 193250 prize money tournament. The victory over Kramnik helped Anand in securing the top spot solely in the blindfold section as well.