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Anand held again
Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on a winning position and was held to a draw by Russian champion Peter Svidler in the fourth round of...
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Wijk Aan Zee | January 20, 2005 12:00 AM IST
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Viswanathan Anand failed to capitalise on a winning position and was held to a draw by Russian champion Peter Svidler in the fourth round of the Corus chess tournament here.
Anand, the winner in the previous two editions, apparently had a winning position on the board and the result was a clear indication that the Indian ace was not in his best form.
In the first four rounds anand had just 1.5 points and was still looking for his first victory in Corus that is known as one of his favourite hunting grounds.
Meanwhile, the standings in the category-19 event took a steep turn as in-form Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria was grounded by world championship finalist Michael Adams of England.
For Adams it was the game of the event thus far as he outclassed Topalov in all departments of the game.
In group 8216;C8217;, Parimarjan Negi put up an improved performance and held higher-rated L Pliester to a draw. 8220;I was perhaps better in the final position but it got repeated,8221; Negi said.
Tomorrow is the first rest day of the event and the battle will resume on Friday.
Kasparov pulls out
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Wijk Aan Zee: Rattled by the 8220;battlefield of chess championship politics8221;, world No 1 Garry Kasparov has said he would not take part in the 8220;unification match8221; slated to be held in Istanbul in April. Kasparov said he had been disillusioned by repeated postponement of the match, which proposed to pit him against FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimdzhamov of Uzbekistan. PTI
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