As it happened: Anand battles Carlsen to a draw in Zurich

CLICK HERE for live updates if you are accessing this page on your phone. Round four report: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand tasted his first success in Classical Chess this year after defeating his former challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fourth round of the Zurich Chess Challenge in Zurich on Sunday. With his first win in four games, Anand jumped to joint third spot on three points. This victory also served as a morale booster after an indifferent start that involved two losses and a draw in the first three rounds. [caption id=“attachment_1372119” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] It’s Anand vs Carlsen tonight. AFP[/caption] All three games in the highest category event ended decisively. Anand has his task cut out against Gelfand and he did not disappoint. The Indian used the Slav defense yet again and when Gelfand went for opposite side castling the complexities were aplenty. The trading of pieces at regular intervals let the position be close to equal but Gelfand erred in the ensuing queen and rook endgame. Anand pocketed one pawn and when he was ready to gobble the second, Gelfand called it a day. The game lasted 36 moves (PTI).