Anand draws with Aronian in round five of Sinquefield Cup

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his fifth draw on the trot in the Sinquefield Cup, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the fifth round in St. Louis.  

After a rather forgettable show in the preceding Rapid and Blitz event, this is a comeback of sorts for Anand as he remained within striking distance of the five leaders but now



needs to drive in top gear in the remaining four rounds to have any chance of a podium finish.

 

World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway split the point with Wesley So of United States and the former is the only one who looked close to getting a decent advantage. However, Wesley kept his cool and steered the game to a draw.