Viswanathan Anand beats Maxime at Norway Chess tournament in Stavenger

STAVENGER: Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in 40 moves in the first round of the classical section of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavenger, Norway. The win over the French player late on Tuesday enabled the Indian GM to gain 3 points. American Wesley So beat Teimur Rajdabov in the first round to be level with Viswanathan Anand, while Magnus Carlsen had to settle for a draw with China's Wang Had. In the blitz event played prior to the Classical, Anand had shocked world champion Carlsen in round seven on the way to a fourth-place finish. Agencies

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