Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand continued his winning campaign in the Norway Chess tournament as he defeated China’s Wang Hao in the third round to remain on top of the standings.
Anand pulled off a stunning win against World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Monday, followed by three straight wins over former world champion Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Hao.
The former world champion beat Hao in just 44 moves, bringing his count to 7.5 points. He is closely followed by Wesley So of the United States, who is in second place with 6 points, and former World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who is in third place with 5.5 points.
Earlier, Anand defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the seventh round of the blitz event of Norway Chess to earn a fourth-place finish.
