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Vishwanathan Anand beats World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Riyadh championship on December 27, 2017.

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Vishwanathan Anand beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen

Vishwanathan Anand, the Indian Grandmaster, stunned the audience in the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Riyadh after he outclassed World No 1 Magnus Carlsen on December 27. (BCCL)

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It was his 9th game in the tournament when Anand completed the game in 34 moves and defeated the defending champion from the black side of Botvinnik system. (BCCL)

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With this victory, Anand is currently on an unbeaten run. (BCCL)

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Before facing Carlsen, the Indian champion comfortably secured 4 points out of 5 after winning three games and drawing two. (BCCL)

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In his Round 2 game against Peter Leko, Anand went for the Giuco Piano with his white pieces. (BCCL)

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Leko played ambitiously and made his initial moves but later, Anand started attacking his King. (BCCL)

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To survive the attack, Leko let go his queen in return for Anand’s three minor pieces. Ultimately, Anand swept off the game and won it easily. (BCCL)

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After his phenomenal show, Anand is tied for second behind Baadur Jobava and Vladimir Fedoseev. After the first five rounds, he was just half-a-point behind the current leaders. (BCCL)

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There are 10 more rounds to go and with his ability of faster time control, it won’t be difficult for him to lead in the points table. (BCCL)

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In the women’s category, top-seeded Harika Dronavalli also remained unbeaten. (BCCL)