Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand misplaced to GM Rauf Mamedov at Armageddon on the primary day of the seventh Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess Tournament right here on Saturday, successful one recreation and dropping the opposite within the fast occasion.
The tourney, which additionally consists of the blitz occasion, boasts a powerful subject that features Fabiano Caruana, former World Championship finalists Sergei Karjakin and Shakriyar Mamedyrov.
Former world champion Anand defeated Azerbaijan’s Mamedov within the first recreation of a two-match fast mini match, however the native star hit again on the Indian within the second match.
Mamedov received Armageddon after the 2 video games shared the consideration.
Anand received the opening recreation in 49 strikes however the lower-ranked Azerbaijani raised the extent of their recreation to bother the Indian legend within the subsequent and even at Armageddon. (At Armageddon, White may have 5 minutes and Black may have 4 minutes, with 3-second increments beginning after 60 strikes. Black may have draw odds.
Hungarian GM Richard Rapport was the shock chief after beating Karjakin in each video games after the primary spherical.
Caruana and Mamedyarov received one recreation and drew the opposite in opposition to Vugar Asadli (Azerbaijan) and David Navara (Czech Republic) respectively.
Gashimov Memorial 2021 can be performed as a fast and blitz chess match.
The Blitz Games can be performed over two days on December 22 and 23, following the conclusion of the fast occasion on December 21.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
