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WCC 2008: Anand powers ahead of Kramnik!

Posted in India, Tournaments, World Championships on Oct 18th, 2008 1 Comment »

Viswanathan Anand is known as the ‘Tiger from Chennai’. On Friday he showed his strength after he took the lead in a highly anticipated match with former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. Game three featured a complicated Meran variation in which Anand unfurled a novelty in 14…Bb7! This pawn sacrifice helped Anand gain fluidity in the […]

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