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9 - ANAND EXTENDS LEAD TO TWO POINTS IN RAPID, LIES SECOND OVERALL
MONACO, March 28: Viswanathan
Anand had mixed luck, losing yet another blindfold game, but
then crushed Lev Aronian in the rapid game to extend his lead
to a full points in the section after nine rounds of the Melody
Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.
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ROUND
8 - ANAND OUTPLAYS VALLEJO PONS, EXTENDS LEAD IN RAPID, SECOND
OVERALL
MONACO, March 26: Viswanathan
Anand used all his experience and also capitalized on Paco
Vallejo Pons’ mistakes to extend his lead in rapid section
and also become the sole second in overall standings after
eighth round at the Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess
tournament.
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ROUND
7 - ANAND TROUNCES SVIDLER TO BECOME SOLE LEADER IN RAPID
MONACO, March 25: VISWANATHAN
Anand trounced Peter Svidler with a masterful display that gave
him the sole lead after seven rounds in the rapid section of
Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament. The NIIT-supported
Indian ace also moved into sole lead third overall as he drew
the the blindfiold game against Svidler.
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ROUND
6 – ANAND HELD TO A DRAW IN BOTH GAMES BY CARLSEN
MONACO, March 24: Viswanathan
Anand was held to a draw in both his games by a resolute Magnus
Carlsen in the sixth round of his Melody Amber Blindfold and
Rapid chess tournament.
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ROUND
5 – ANAND BLANKS VAN WELY, MOVES TO TOP OF RAPID SECTION
AT MONACO
Monaco,
March 23: VISWANATHAN Anand closed the gap between him and the
leaders with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Dutchman Loek Van
Wely in the fifth round of the Melody Amber Blindfold and rapid
chess tournament.
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ANAND,
IVANCHUK WIN ONCE EACH; ANAND LYING SECOND IN RAPID AT MONACO
MONACO, March 20: VISWANATHAN
Anand and Vassily Ivanchuk traded one win each in the third
round of the Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament
in one of the most exciting and swift performances from both
sides.
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4 - ANAND LOSES BLINDFOLD GAME TO KRAMNIK BUT STILL SECOND IN
RAPID
MONACO,
March 21: Viswanathan Anand blundered his blindfold game and
was then unable to make up in the rapid game against Vladimir
Kramnik in the fourth round of the Melody Amber Blindfold and
rapid chess tournament.
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2 - MELODY AMBER - ANAND BOUNCES BACK WITH TWIN WINS IN SECOND
ROUND
ANAND
MONACO, March 19: Viswanathan Anand bounced back in style routing
Teimour Radjabov 2-0 in the second round of the Melody Amber
Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament. The five-time winner of
this unique tournament, Anand outclassed his young opponent
first in blindfold with white pieces and then repeated the effort
in rapid with black pieces.
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ANAND
BEGINS WITH UNEXPECTED LOSS IN BLINDFOLD GAME
MONACO,
MARCH 18: Viswanathan Anand began with an uncharacteristic loss
in the opening game of the Melody Amber Blindfold and Rapid
chess tournament in Monaco. The Indian Grandmaster, who will
officially become world no. 1 in terms of ratings for the first
time in his career on April 1, lost the blindfold game, but
then drew his rapid game against Alexander Morozevich.
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ANAND WINS TITLE, ALSO NO. 1 POSITION IN WORLD
LINARES, March
11: Viswanathan Anand capped a wonderful fortnight with not
just the title at he Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters chess
tournament but also ensured that he would be World NO. 1 in
the list of ratings to be released in April.
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ANAND
DRAWS 13TH ROUND, ONE ROUND AWAY FROM WIN IN LINARES
LINARES,
March 10: Vishwanathan Anand was half a point away from his
first major win of the 2007 as he kept his half point lead with
just one more round to go in the Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters
chess tournament at Linares.
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13 – PREVIEW – LINARES - ANAND ENTERS LAST STAGE
WITH HALF POINT LEAD, MEETS LEKO IN 13TH ROUND
LINARES, March 9:Tournament
leader Vishwanathan Anand meets Peter Leko in the 13th and
penultimate round of the Morelia-Linares Supergrandmasters
chess tournament in the final stages of the Category 20 event,
that was played over two legs in Morelia, Mexico and Linares,
Spain.
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12 - ANAND TAKES A QUICK DRAW FROM ARONIAN TO KEEP LEAD IN
LINARES
LINARES,
MARCH 8:Viswanathan hoping to avenge his earlier defeat at
the hands of Lev Aronian had to be content with a draw, which
however still gave him sole lead with two more rounds to go
in the Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament.
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ANAND
HELD TO A DRAW, MAINTAINS SOLE LEAD
LINARES, MARCH 7: Viswanathan
Anand played a 29-move draw with Alexander Morozevich but
still maintained a half-point lead over the field after round
11 of the Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament.
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10 - ANAND OUTPLAYS CARLSEN SECOND TIME TO TAKE SOLE LEAD IN
LINARES
LINARES,
MARCH 5:Viswanathan Anand returned to his winning ways scoring
a comprehensive win over young Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus
Carlsen to take sole lead after ten rounds of the Morelia –
Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament.
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9 - ANAND DRAWS WITH SVIDLER, STAYS IN LEAD
LINARES, March
04: Viswanathan Anand and Peter Svidler played out a draw in
the ninth round of the Morelia – Linares Super Grandmasters
Chess tournament and that still kept a share of the lead with
the Indian star.
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Round
8 - ANAND DRAWS WITH TOPALOV, STAYS IN JOINT LEAD
LINARES, March 3: The Linares
leg of the Morelia-Linares Super-GM tournament started with
a string of draws in the eighth round. Indian star Viswanathan
Anand drew a quiet 25-move game with Veselin Topalov as all
four games of the first day in Linares ended in draws.
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ANAND
MEETS TOPALOV AS LINARES LEG SET TO BEGIN
Linares, March 2: The scene shifts
to Linares as Viswanathan Anand, the joint leader takes on Veselin
Topalov in the eighth round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.
Anand, who shared the lead with Magnus Carlsen at 4.5 points
after seven rounds, has white pieces against the Bulgaria.
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7 - ANAND BEATS LEKO WITH BLACK TO GO INTO LEAD
Morelia, February
26: VISWANATHAN Anand closed the first half of the Morelia
– Linares chess on a winning note with a thumping win
over Peter Leko in the seventh round at Morelia. The win took
Anand into joint lead with young Magnus Carlsen. Both players
have 4.5 points from a maximum seven.
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ANAND
HAS WHITE PIECES AGAINST IVANCHUK IN SIXTH ROUND
MORELIA, FEBRUARY 24:
Viswanathan Anand plays Vassily Ivanchuk with white pieces in
the sixth round, which begins late on Saturday as the first
leg of the Morelia – Linares Super Grandmasters chess
tournaments enters the closing stages.
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ROUND
5 - ANAND LOSES TO ARONIAN, LIES SECOND IN MORELIA
FEBRUARY: Viswanathan
Anand was dealt a stunning defeat by Lev Aronian in the fifth
round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament. The Indian ace,
who was in sole lead after winning his previous two games in
a row, has now slipped to tied second.
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3 - ANAND OUTPLAYS CARLSEN, GOES INTO LEAD AT MORELIA
FEBRUARY 20: VISWANATHAN Anand handed young Magnus Carlsen a
useful lesson in chess as he outplayed the young Norwegian Grandmasters
in the third round of the Linares-Morelia 2007 Super Grandmasters
tournament.
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Rd 12 – CORUS CHESS
- ANAND, NEGI DRAW; ANAND LIES TIED FOURTH AT CORUS
WIJK AA ZEE, JANUARY 28: VISWANATHAN
Anand was unable to get the win he so desperately wanted to
keep his chances alive, as he was held to a draw by Sergei Tiviakov
in the in the 12th and penultimate round of the Corus chess
tournament at Wijk ann Zee. The game lasted 27 moves.
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8 – CORUS CHESS – ANAND LOSES TO TOPALOV, NEGI ALSO
GOES DOWN
WIJK
AAN EE, JANUARY 22: Vishwanathan Anand suffered a second loss
at the Corus Grandmasters Chess tournament and that dented his
chances of sixth Corus title seriously.
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7 – CORUS CHESS - ANAND HELD TO A DRAW BY RADJABOV
WIJK AAN ZEE, January 21: Viswanathan
Anand was held to a draw by leader Teimour Radjabov despite
being in trouble for a good part of the game at the Corus Grandmasters
chess tournament.
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ANAND LOSES TO KRAMNIK IN
SIXTH ROUND
WIJK
AAN ZEE, JANUARY 20: VLADIMIR Kramnik beat Viswanathan Anand
for the first time in this millennium in a superb sixth round
game at the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament at Wijk Aan
Zee.
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RADJABOV,
ANAND WIN IN STORMY CONDITIONS IN CORUS CHESS
WIJK AAN ZEE, January
19: DESPITE the fiercest winter storm to hit Europe in many
decades, Teimour Radjabov continued his hot streak with a fourth
win in five games in Corus Chess Grandmasters tournament and
coming in tied second a point behind him is five-time champion
Viswanathan Anand.
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ANAND
WINS IN GROUP A, NEGI DRAWS IN GROUP C
WIJK AAN ZEE, January 15: Viswanathan Anand found the winning
touch even with black as he put on display his best defending
abilities and then outplayed the twice Russian champion Alexander
Motylev in just 31 moves to join a group of seven players at
the top of the table after the second round of the 'A' group
of Corus chess tournament here.
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CORUS
– RD 1 - ANAND HELD TO A DRAW, NEGI WINS
WIJK AAN ZEE, January 14:
Viswanathan Aanand started his campaign for a sixth Corus
Grandmasters chess title with a draw against former Ruslan
Ponomariov of Ukriane. Anand, who won the World title in 2000,
a year before Ponomariov, had black.
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CORUS
- PREVIEW JAN 13 - ANAND OPENS CAMPAIGN WITH BLACK AGAINST PONOMARIOV
WIJK AAN ZEE,
JANUARY 13: Viswanathan Anand will open his Corus Grandmasters
Chess campaign with black pieces against Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov
in the opening round on Sunday. Anand, seeded second behind
Veselin Topalov will play seven of his 13 games with black and
have white in six other games.
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CORUS
CHESS PREVIEW - ANAND STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR SIXTH CORUS CHESS
TITLE
Wijk
Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 12: World number two Viswanathan
Anand starts his New Year with a campaign in his favourite tournament,
the Corus Grandmasters Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee. Anand
is seeking a record sixth title at the prestigious tournament.
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ANAND
JOINT WINNER AT MONACO; ALSO TAKES RAPID TITLE
MONACO, March 31: PLAYING consistent chess, Viswanathan Anand
emerged joint winner with Russian Alexander Morozevich at the
end of the 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament.
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ANAND
CATCHES UP WITH TOPALOV, WINS RECORD FIFTH TITLE ON TIEBREAK
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 30: IN A PHOTO-FINISH resembling a 100-metre
dash at the end, Viswanathan Anand cashed in on a mistake by
Boris Gelfand to catch up with Veselin Topalov and share first
place and later and take the trophy on tie breaks at the Corus
Grandmasters Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
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ANAND,
TOPALOV DRAW; ANAND NEEDS TO WIN FINAL GAME TO HAVE A SHOT AT
TITLE
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 29: VISWANATHAN Anand and Veselin Topalov
played a quick draw in just 23 moves that kept the Indian ace
still in second place with just one more round to go.
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CORUS
ROUND 10 - ANAND DRAWS, TOPALOV WINS
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 26: Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw
by world junior champion, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who looked
like he was essentially playing to ensure a half point in the
tenth round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament at the
de Moriaan Hall in Wijk Aan Zee.
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ANAND
OUTCLASSES VAN WELY, STAYS IN LEAD AT CORUS
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 25: Viswanathan Anand continued his march
towards a possible record fifth Corus Grandmasters title with
a convincing win over local man Loek Van Wely in the ninth round
of the 13-round contest that is entering the last stages.
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ANAND
SCORES OVER BACROT, MOVES INTO JOINT LEAD
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 23: Viswanathan Anand gave young Etienne
Bacrot a good lesson while first defending well and then pouncing
on a blunder by the Frenchman.
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ANAND
DRAWS WITH ADAMS, LIES SECOND BEHIND TOPALOV
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 22: VISWANATHAN Anand played a short draw
with Michael Adams and went into second position after seven
rounds in the year’s first Super Grandmasters chess tournament
at Wijk Aan Zee, a Dutch seaside resort.
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ANAND
STUNNED BY KAMSKY, BUT STILL STAYS IN JOINT LEAD
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 21: Leader Viswanathan Anand was stunned
in the sixth round by his old rival, Gata Kamsky in a major
upset at the Corus Grandmasters chess tournaments in Wijk Aan
Zee.
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ANAND
OUTPLAYS LEKO, TAKES SOLE LEAD AT CORUS CHESS
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 20: VISWANATHAN Anand settled an account
dating back to Corus Grandmasters chess tournament 2005, when
he outplayed Peter Leko in the fifth round to assume sole
lead at the 2006 edition.
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ANAND
TAKES A QUICK DRAW, SHARES LEAD WITH TOPALOV
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 18: Viswanathan Anand was content going
into the first day in joint lead after a quick draw with Ivan
Sokolov in the fourth round of the Corus Grandmasters chess
tournament at the de Moriaan Hall here in Wijk Aan Zee.
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ANAND
TAKES SOLE LEAD WITN CONVINCING WIN OVER IVANCHUK
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 17: VISWANATHAN Anand took a definite
step towards a record fifth title at the Corus Grandmasters
chess tounament with a convincing win over Vassily Ivanchuk
in the third round at the de Moriaan Hall in this Dutch seaside
resort.
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ANAND
HELD TO A DRAW BY ARONIAN IN CORUS SECOND ROUND
CORUS, JANUARY 16: Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Lev
Aronian in the second round even as his arch-rival Veselin Topalov
suffered a defeat on an adjacent table at the hands of Michael
Adams in the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament at Wijk Aan
Zee’s De Moriaan Hall.
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ANAND
BEGINS CORUS WITH A CRUSHING WIN
WIJK AAN ZEE, January 15: VISWANATHAN Anand started the Corus
Super Grandmasters chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee with a crushing
win over young Sergey Karjakin in the opening round.
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ANAND
STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR 2006 CORUS
WIJK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 13: FOUR-TIME champion, Viswanathan Anand
who narrowly missed winning last year’s edition will begin
as one of the favourites for the Corus 2006 which gets underway
on Saturday in this tiny town of Wijk Aan Zee, a hour’s
drive from Amsterdam.
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SHOCKS ANAND IN CORSICA FINAL
Nov 16, 2005: VADIM Milov scored a stunning win over the heavy
favourite Viswanathan Anand in the final of the ninth Corsica
Masters rapid knock-out chess tournament in the French city
of Bastia.
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ANAND
ON THRESHOLD OF SIXTH CORSICA TITLE IN A ROW
Nov 15, 2005: FIVE-TIME champion is one step away from making
it six in a row at the Corsica Masters rapid knock-out chess
tournament in the French city of Bastia.
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ANAND
DRAWS FINAL GAME, FINISHES SECOND, TOPALOV CHAMPION
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 15, 2005: With the title having been
settled with a round to spare, the game between Viswanathan
Anand and Peter Svidler was the focus of the 14th and final
round of the FIDE World Chess Championships at San Luis.
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ANAND
OUTPLAYS LEKO, MOVES TO SECOND
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 12, 2005: Viswanathan Anand has a made
a late bid to give Veselin Topalov a run for his money as he
won his 12th round game against Hungary’s Peter Leko and
close the gap between the leader and him to just 1.5 points,
but with only two rounds to go, it is very difficult to see
Topalov lose score less than a half point in the remaining two
games of the FIDE World Chess Championships.
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ANAND
AVENGES DEFEAT AGAINST KASIMJANOV
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 11, 2005: Viswanathan Anand avenged
his defeat against Rustam Kasimjanov of Uzbekistan in the 11th
round as he made a bid to at least finish second in the FIDE
World chess championship here.
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ANAND
CONTENT WITH DRAW IN TENTH ROUND
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 10, 2005: Viswanathan Anand was content
agreeing to a draw against Michael Adams in the tenth round
of the FIDE World Chess championships in San Luis, Argentina.
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ANAND
MANAGES ONLY DRAW WITH TOPALOV, STILL LYING THIRD
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 9, 2005: VISWANATHAN Anand failed to
dislodge leader Veselin Topalov in the ninth round and was forced
to take a draw in just 17 moves of their game in the FIDE World
Chess Championships.
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ANAND
STRIKES BACK WITH WIN OVER POLGAR
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 7, 2005: Viswanathan Anand made a strong
comeback in the eighth round outplaying Judit Polgar in a Sicilian
game that will go a long way in restoring his confidence after
two losses in the first half of the World Chess Championship
here.
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ANAND
DRAWS AGAIN, TOPALOV WAY AHEAD
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 6, 2005: VISWANATHAN Anand’s
bid for the FIDE World Chess title received a big setback, when
he was stunned by Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich in
the seventh round of the World Chess Championship here.
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ANAND
DRAWS AGAIN, TOPALOV WAY AHEAD
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct 5, 2005: Viswanathan Anand played his
third draws in six games to stay in the tied second place with
Peter Svidler, even as Veselin Topalov continued his brilliant
run with a fifth win in six games.
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ANAND
HELD TO DRAW BY LEKO IN FIFTH ROUND
SAN
LUIS, Argentina, October 4, 2005: Viswanathan
Anand held an advantage but could not convert it into a win
as he played a draw with Peter Leko in the fifth round of the
World Chess Championships. The NIIT Brand Ambassador, Anand,
is now lying tied second with three points with Peter Svidler,
while the leader Veselin Topalov surged ahead with his fourth
win in five rounds. Topalov, who beat Svidler, has 4.5 points
in five rounds.
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ANAND
SUFERS SHOCK DEFEAT IN FOURTH ROUND AT SAN LUIS
SAN LUIS, Argentina, October 2, 2005: FAVOURITE Viswanathan
Anand suffered a shock defeat at the hands of defending champion
Rustam Kasimdzhanov, also the lowest rated player in the field,
in the fourth round of the in the US$ 1 million prize money
World Chess Championship being played in San Luis, Argentina.
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ANAND
CONTINUES FINE FORM WITH CRUSHING WIN OVER ADAMS
SAN LUIS, Argentina, October 1, 2005: Viswanathan Anand gave
ample evidence of his fine form with a crushing victory over
English Grandmaster Michael Adams in the third round of the
FIDE World Chess Championship taking place in the Hotel Potrero
de los Funes Complex, in the Province of San Luis, Argentina.
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