Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Anand ends tournament winless
Magnus Carlsen won the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour title with eight points, while Wesley So finished second with seven points. Viswanathan Anand ended up with 4.5 points and finished 11th.
Published : Jul 08, 2019 20:55 IST
Viswanathan Anand ended his campaign with a draw against Hikaru Nakamura as Magnus Carlsen won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour title with a victory over Maxime Vachier Lagrave here on Sunday.
11th round results: Hikaru Nakamura (USA) drew with Viswanathan Anand. Magnus Carlsen (Nor) bt Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra). Levon Aronian (Arm) drew with Wesley So (USA). Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus) lost to Anish Giri (Ned). Sergey Karjakin (Rus) drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA). Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze) drew with Ding Liren (Chn). Final standings: 1. Carlsen (8 points); 2. So (7); 3-4. Aronian, Caruana (6); 5-7. Giri, Ding, Nepomniachtchi (5.5); 8. Karjakin (5); 9-11. Anand, Mamedyarov, Vachier-Lagrave (4.5); 12. Nakamura (4). |