Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik to end the London Chess Classic with a tied third result after the final round, reported the Times of India. Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Kramnik were tied for the third spot on five points apiece. With the finish, Anand in all probability will get a call back next year of the Grand Chess Tour, an added event to the existing four.
“I’m definitely going to play in the World Cup, that’s my main chance to qualify for the Candidates’. In the meantime, I’m very excited to be in the Tour so definitely my ambitions are quite high. I’m going to play a lot of chess, and I’m going to enjoy it as well,” said Anand.
Anand’s had a decent run in London with the low being a loss to Nakamura in the third round. Wesley So of the United States won the tournament with an easy draw with white pieces against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the final round. The Filipino-turned-American ended up with six points out of a possible nine. Second spot belonged to Fabiano Caruana.