Sunday, June 12, 2005

Leon semifinal GM Anand - GM Carlsen

Viswanathan Anand made an sound win 3-1 over young GM Magnus Carlsen from Norway in the second semifinal of the 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon chess tournament.

Anand gave no chance to his 14-year-old opponent and pulled out wins in the first and third game (both with White pieces) while drawing the remaining two. In any case, this was great experience for the youngest Grandmaster in the history, and we`re looking forward to his future top results.

In the final match later today, Anand will face FIDE champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who beat Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the other semifinal.

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