September 27, 2012 9:55 AM

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Final Chess Masters: Viswanathan Anand draws with Fabiano Caruana in third round

World Champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice for the third day running and drew with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the third round of fifth Final Chess Masters at Sao Paulo in Brazil. Anand, in fact, had to defend for a long time against the youngest participant in the tournament and it was only after a stubborn defense that the Indian ace could force a draw.Draws were the order of the day as Levon Aronian of Armenia did not find a way to break through the defenses of Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain while Norwegian world number one Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw by Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine.As a result, the lead positions remained unchanged and Caruana continues to top the tables on seven points. Aronian, with five points, comes second with seven rounds still to come while Carlsen is a point behind. Anand, with three points earned from three draws, is in fourth spot, a point ahead of Vallejo Pons while Karjakin remains at the bottom of the tables with just one draw so far.

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