24 March,2014 08:03 AM IST | | Agencies
India's Viswanathan Anand regained the sole lead in the Candidates Chess tournament with a sparkling victory over former challenger Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria in the ninth round yesterday
Viswanathan Anand
Khanty Mansiysk: India's Viswanathan Anand regained the sole lead in the Candidates Chess tournament with a sparkling victory over former challenger Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria in the ninth round yesterday.
Viswanathan Anand
The hard-earned victory proved crucial for the five-time World Champion as he took his tally to a six points out of a possible nine.
Meanwhile, Shakhriayar Mamedyarov upset top seed Levon Aronian even as Vladimir Kramnik suffered a shock defeat against Sergey Karjakin.
