Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand loses to Mamedyarov; Carlsen surges forward

Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand’s marketing campaign on the Norway Chess match suffered a setback after dropping to Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov within the ninth spherical at the same time as Norwegian star Magnus Carlsen shot into sole lead with a win over Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Anand confirmed spectacular kind with a victory over Carlsen to steer the standings after the fifth spherical however was outgunned by Mamedyarov in 22 strikes within the Classical match in a Petroff Millenium Attack recreation late on Thursday. As the match resumed after Wednesday’s relaxation day, the 37-year outdated Azerbaijan participant capitalised on an error from the Indian veteran to select up three full factors.

Anand, who was in second spot behind world No.1 Carlsen after seven rounds, slipped to 3rd with 13 factors on the conclusion of the eighth and penultimate spherical. Carlsen in the meantime, defeated Vachier-Lagrave by way of the Armageddon after the common classical recreation led to a marathon 79-move draw. The sudden demise tie-break too was an extended one with the Norwegian famous person requiring 54 strikes to subdue his opponent.

Carlsen is the only chief with 15 factors adopted by Mamedyarov on 14.5. Vachier-Lagrave trails Anand by half a degree in fourth spot. In the opposite matches of the day, American Wesley So, who gained the Blitz occasion that preceded the Classical match, misplaced within the Armageddon to the skilled Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov tamed Hao Wang (China) within the sudden demise tiebreak.

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Dutch participant Anish Giri, who has had a stuttering marketing campaign, outlasted Norway’s Aryan Tari in 61 strikes within the classical match to attain three factors. The ninth and closing spherical will likely be performed in a while Friday evening. In the Norway Chess match, the gamers participate in a Armageddon (sudden demise) in case of a draw within the classical match