BTCNews Sports Desk: Former World Champion, Vishwanathan Anand was held to a draw against his Russian counterpart named Alexander Grischuk in the sixth round in Croatia Grand Chess Tour tournament.
The Indian Grand Master was held to a 40-move draw in a Ruy Lopez game and now has seven points after the sixth round.Earlier, Anand had scored an impressive fifth-round win over Anton Korobov of Ukraine in the rapid competition.He had also drawn his fourth-round game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) in 70 moves in an Alekhine variation game.
The 51-year old Indian maestro, who is playing his first over-the-board event in more than a year, quelled the challenge of Korobov in the fifth round which saw the other four games end in stalemate.He had on Wednesday started with a fluent win over Dutch Grandmaster Jorden van Foreest before faltering against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the second round.He drew his third round match against Ian Nepomniachtchi.
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