Indian ace Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Holland’s Anish Giri but bowed out of contention for a ticket to the World Championship after the 13th and penultimate round of the Candidates Chess Tournament in Moscow.
For the first time in 10 years, there will be a World Championship without Anand, who has won the crown as many as five times. Either Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine or Fabiano Caruana of United States will challenge Magnus
Carlsen of Norway in the next World Championship match slated to be held in November this year. While Anand drew, Karjakin had to hold his …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
