Shamkir Chess 2015: Viswanathan Anand beats Adams to jump to second spot
By PTI
Shamkir (Azerbaijan): Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Michael Adams of England to jump to sole second spot in the Shamkir Chess 2015 tournament on Saturday.
It was sheer power and simplicity from Anand that saw him cruise to his second win in the strongest tournament of the year and the Indian ace can now train his sight to catch world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the last two remaining rounds.
Carlsen meanwhile defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to take his tally up to 5.5 points out of a possible seven. This was Norwegian’s fourth victory in seven games and the way it came might have sent warning signals to team Kramnik.
Fabiano Caruana of Italy was the other big winner of the day cruising to his second straight victory. On the receiving end was erstwhile leader Wesley So of United States who is now getting a taste of how hard it is to be consistent against world elite.
In other two games of this 100000 Euros prize money tournament, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov could not break the solid defences of Azerbaijani compatriot Rauf Mamedov and had to settle for a draw while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France signed peace with Anish Giri of Holland.
As things stand, Carlsen seems to be running away with the title on 5.5 points while Anand on 4.5 is a point behind him.
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