World Champion Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a draw against arch-rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the second round of the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament in The Netherlands.After a fine win over Ruslan Ponomariov in the opener on Saturday, the Indian ace could not keep the momentum ticking. While Kramnik was well armed and better prepared and got the draw without any difficulties.In group 'B', Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly made his presence felt with a clinical display against Jon Ludwig Hammer of Norway. While Tania Sachdev in group 'C' lost to Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine.
News On AIR | January 17, 2011 7:57 PM
Tata Steel chess tournament :Viswanathan Anand plays draw against Vladimir Kramnik