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Anand tames Carlsen

NEW DELHI: World champion Viswanathan Anand outplayed Norwegian wonder-boy Magnus Carlsen with a flawless endgame display in the third round of the Morelia-Linares round-robin chess tournament at Morelia, Mexico, on Sunday.

Anand, who bounced back from the second-round defeat at the hands of Levon Aronian, has two points and trails leader Veselin Topalov by half a point.

Topalov defeated Vassily Ivanchuk to head the eight-player field. The fourth round will be played after a day’s rest.

The results: Third round: Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 1) lost to Viswanathan Anand (2); Veselin Topalov (Bul, 2.5) bt Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr, 1.5); Levon Aronian (Arm, 1.5) drew with Teimour Radjabov (Aze, 1); Peter Leko (Hun, 1.5) drew with Alexei Shirov (Esp, 1).

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