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Anand-Leko game drawn

CHENNAI, JAN. 10. Title holder Viswanathan Anand started his campaign with a draw with the black pieces against Peter Leko of Hungary in the opening round of the Corus chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee in The Netherlands on Saturday.

Anand and Leko shared the point with a well-fought theoretical line after a little more than two and a half hours of play in a game lasting 23 moves.

Twelve rounds remain to be played in this Category-19 tournament.

In the opening ceremony on Friday, there was good news for the chess world from the sponsors when they guaranteed the tournament until 2010.

The moves:

GM Peter Leko-GM Viswanathan Anand, round one, Sicilian Taimanov, B48: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Na5 10.Nb3 d5 11.Kb1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 h6 13.Bf4 e5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Nxa5 Be6 16.Qd4 Qc7 17.e5 Nd7 18.Nb3 Qxe5 19.c4 Qxd4 20.Nxd4 Nb6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.cxd5 Nxd5 23.Rd2 Rc8 Draw. — Our Chess Correspondent

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