Chess Candidates round eight as it happened: Anand vs Aronian

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The half way stage of the FIDE Candidates finished with Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronina leading on 4.5/7 half a point clear of Vladimir Kramnik. Today, the joint leaders meet again. Follow the game on the live chessboard below. Round seven report: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand signed peace with Peter Svidler of Russia in the seventh round to play out his fourth consecutive draw at the Candidates Chess tournament. [caption id=“attachment_1445501” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  At the half way stage Anand took his tally to 4.5 points out of a possible seven. AFP[/caption] At the half way stage Anand took his tally to 4.5 points out of a possible seven and will have an easier second half wherein he has four white games lined up out of seven. In other games, Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria was outdone by Dmitry Andreikin in the big upset of the day while Russian Vladimir Kramnik was trying to find his way out against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.