 "Candidates as it happened: Anand draws with Andreikin in round 12")
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Unbeaten Viswanathan Anand goes into round 12 of the Chess Candidates against Andreikin in pole position to take on Magnus Carlsen for the world championship later in the year. Follow Anand vs Andreikin on the live chessboard below: Round 11 report: All four games of the 11th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament ended in draws. [caption id=“attachment_1453375” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Viswanathan Anand. PTI[/caption] The first to split the point were former World Champions Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand. Peter Svidler and Levon Aronian, Dmitry Andreikin and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, followed the suit around the first time control. Anand still leads by a full point and has two games with white pieces remaining. With a total of three games remaining, the Indian Grandmaster is favourite to win the Challenger status and take on Magnus Carlsen in the rematch.
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