Anand, Swapnil win; Gujrathi draws in Rd VIII of Isle of Man

Isle of Man: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and Swapnil S Dhopade notched up wins while Vidit Santosh Gujrathi played out another draw as the trio shared the joint third place after the eighth round of the Isle of Man International chess tournament, here. Anand continued his unbeaten run at the tournament by beating France's Fressinet Laurent in 41 moves. He will face China's Hou Yifan next. Swapnil, meanwhile, defeated England's Short Nigel. He will play Ukraine's Eljanov Pavel in the ninth round.