Tata Steel Chess: Viswanathan Anand beats Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the eighth round to share the lead with Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands. Having outclassed Vladimir Kramnik of Russia as black in the previous round, Anand, a five times winner, continued his demolition act and grounded Mamedyarov, who currently holds the third position in the world rankings.   The Indian ace took hi...