May 11, 2013 11:27 AM

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Viswanathan Anand defeats Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in Norway Chess 2013

World Champion Viswanathan Anand crushed his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round to jump to the joint second spot in the Norway Chess 2013 super tournament in Sandnes. Anand produced his best when needed. Playing the white side of a Najdorf Sicilian, the Indian ace went for the English attack and came up with some startling new ideas that caught Topalov unawares.Sergey Karjakin of Russia scored his third straight victory at the expense of Wang Hao of China to lead the table with three points. Anand and Levon Aronian follow him, a full point behind.

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