Anand opens account, draws with Topalov

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with table-topper Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round to open his account in the Sinquefield Cup — a part of the Grand Chess tour. After two back-to-back defeats in the first two rounds, Anand needed a breather. While the Indian ace gave nothing away to Topalov, his own bid for an advantage was also subtly tackled by the tournament leader. The day produced just two decisive games with world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway coming out trumps against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and local wild card Wesley So cruising past Alexander Grischuk of Russia.