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Anand, Negi draw again

NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand's search for victory proved futile after Sergei Tiviakov stood firm during their 27-move draw in the 12th and penultimate round of the Corus chess tournament at Wijk ann Zee, near Amsterdam, on Saturday.

The result left Anand with seven points in the company of World champion Vladimir Kramnik who drew in 49 moves with top seed Veselin Topalov in their `grudge battle'.

Teimour Radjabov joined Topalov at eight points after beating Alexander Motylev in 40 moves. Peter Svidler, whose surprise victory over Topalov on Friday threw open the title race, however, went down in just 22 moves to home favourite Loek van Wely.

In Group `C', Parimarjan Negi failed to make the most of a promising position and went on to hold Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in 55 moves.

The results (12th round): Group `A': Sergei Tiviakov (Ned, 5) drew with Viswanathan Anand (7); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 8) drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Rus, 7); Alexander Motylev (Rus, 4.5) lost to Teimour Radjabov (Aze, 8); Loek van Wely (Ned, 5) bt Peter Svidler (Rus, 7); Sergey Karjakin (Ukr, 5) drew with Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 4); David Navara (Cze, 6) bt Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukr, 5.5).

Group `C': Parimarjan Negi (6.5) drew with Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 10); Michal Krasenkow (Pol, 9.5) bt Edwin van Haastert (Ned, 5.5); Emanual Berg (Swe, 8) bt Manuel Bosboom (Ned, 5); Stellan Brynell (Swe, 3.5) drew with Hou Yifan (Chn, 7); Thomas Willemze (Ned, 3.5) lost to Wouter Spoelman (Ned, 6.5); John van der Wiel (Ned, 5.5) bt Harmen Jonkman (Ned, 3.5).

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