Anand has another mixed day, Carlsen extends lead

Kolkata: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had another mixed day as he won one, lost one and drew one game in the Tata Steel Rapid and blitz chess tournament here on Saturday.

World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway extended his lead by three points on the second day of the tournament which is a part of the grand chess tour. With three more rounds in rapid and another 18 in blitz to come, it is anyone's game but Carlsen seems to be ruling the roost currently.

The reigning world champion, who is enjoying dominance in every event he plays, won the first two games of the day, disposing off Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Anish Giri of Holland and then survived some anxious moments against Indian star Vidit Gujrathi to finally get a draw. With 10 points to his credit out of a possible 12, Carlsen is way ahead of Nakamura and Wesley So who both share the second spot with seven points each.