Vishwanathan Anand wins Rapid Chess title at Tal Memorial
Viswanathan Anand won the Tal Memorial rapid chess title in Moscow, finishing the event with 6 points, scoring four wins and four draws. His solitary loss came at the hands of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the third round. Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk and Daniil Dubov of Russia and Hikaru Nakamura of the US en route to his final score. Here's more.
How did Anand win over different players?
Anand won the 1st and 2nd rounds against Daniil Dubov and Nepomniachtchi, respectively. In round 3, Anand went down to Mamedyarov, followed by draws to Svidler and Kramnik in the 4th and 5th round. In round 6, Anand defeated Nakamura before settling for a draw with Karjakin in round 7. In round 8, Anand beat Alexander Grischuk and drew final round with Boris Gelfand.
