Viswanathan Anand succumbs to 3rd defeat in Legends of Chess meet

NEW DELHI: Chess legend Viswanathan Anand suffered his third straight defeat at the ongoing Legends of Chess tournament, going down to Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in his latest encounter.

Kramnik got the better of Anand 2.5-0.5, leaving the Indian struggling at the bottom of the table on Thursday night. Anand had earlier lost to Peter Svidler and Magnus Carlsen in the opening two rounds respectively.

Anand will now face Netherlands' Anish Giri in the fourth round for his first win. IANS

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