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Viswanathan Anand beat Teimour Radjabov within the seventh spherical of the Norway Chess event to stay within the second spot behind Magnus Carlsen
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Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand defeated Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov within the Armageddon within the seventh spherical of the Norway Chess event to stay within the second spot behind world primary Magnus Carlsen.
The 52-year previous Indian grandmaster has 13 factors after the seventh spherical, half a degree behind Carlsen, who was shocked by Norwegian compatriot Aryan Tari within the sudden dying tie-break.
Anand and Radjabov drew their Classical match in 42 strikes in a Guicco Pianissimo sport.
Within the subsequent sudden dying tie-break (Armageddon), the previous world champion wanted solely 25 strikes to beat the Azerbaijan participant to safe a win early on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Carlsen went all the way down to his countryman in 37 strikes after the classical match had resulted in a stalemate.
Azerbaijan star Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored over Anish Giri to maneuver to 3rd spot with 11.5 factors together with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who defeated Wesley So. Each scored wins within the classical for full three factors.
Within the different match of the day, China’s Hao Wang edged veteran Veselin Topalov within the Armageddon.
Within the ongoing event, the gamers participate in an Armageddon (sudden dying) in case of a draw within the classical sport.
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