Anand finishes joint third in London Classic

Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with long-time rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to end the London Chess Classic with a shared third result after the end of the ninth and final round. The highlights of Anand’s campaign were the innovative ideas he displayed, while the lone low point was the defeat against Hikaru Nakamura in the third round. Wesley So of the United States expectedly won the tournament with an easy draw with white pieces against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the final round.