After R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen suffers defeat to Viswanathan Anand
World Champion Magnus Carlsen was recently beaten by Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Now, legendary Viswanathan Anand has defeated the champion too.
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It does not seem to be a good time for world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. The Norwegian recently suffered a defeat to the youngest Indian grandmaster (GM), Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Meanwhile, he has been on the receiving end yet again, and this time, it was to the legendary Indian GM Viswanathan Anand at the Norway Chess Blitz 2022. Meanwhile, the Indian has finished fourth at the event after seven rounds, as he also lost to Anish Giri (the Netherlands) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) in the fifth round. He had begun with a win over Aryan Tari (Norway), followed by a draw to Wesley So (USA), a win over Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and another draw to Teimur Radjabov (Azerbaijan).
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Following Anand's win over Giri and Hao Wang (China), he trumped Carlsen. The draw vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) and the following defeat to Vachier-Lagrave squandered his chances of a top finish, despite having gotten off to a good start, with 2.5 points in the opening three rounds. Wesley finished atop the Blitz standings with 6.5 points.
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Wesley was a point clear of Carlsen, while Giri finished third. As a result, the American had the right to pick his starting number for the event. A classical event featuring ten players in the tournament will begin on Tuesday. Anand is scheduled to start against Vachier-Lagrave.
