Anand lets Andreikin off the hook; maintains full point lead

Taking a practical decision, Indian ace Viswanathan Anand let Russia’s Dmitry Andreikin off the hook as he settled for a draw to maintain his full-point lead in the Candidates Chess tournament. It turned out to be an exciting day for Anand who had things running for him once again. The five-time World Champion benefited from results on other boards to maintain his lead with just two rounds to come in the tournament that decides the challenger for the next world championship match.  Armenian Levon Aronian failed to break the ice against Russian Vladimir Kramnik and drew while Azeri Shakhriyar Mamedyarov’s wild opening choice also ended up giving him just a half point against Sergey Karjakin of Russia.  The other game of the day ended decisively in favour of Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria who avenged his earlier loss in the tournament against Peter Svidler of Russia.