Defending champion Viswanathan Anand drew with Chinese Liren Ding in the second round of Bilbao Masters Final in Bilbao, Spain today. With this draw, he remains on joint 2nd spot. The draw against Liren Ding came after Anand did not convert a seemingly superior position against Dutch Grand Master Anish Giri in the opening round. His second straight draw came with white pieces. Now, Anand is under pressure to retain his crown as he has three black games remaining in the last four rounds. In the third round now, Anand will get his first black game in the tournament against American Wesley. The other game in the four-players double round-robin tournament between Wesley So and Giri also ended in a draw leaving the standings as they were after the first round.