more-inViswanathan Anand warmed up for the classical format following a creditable third-place finish behind champion Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura in the Norway chess blitz championship on Sunday. Anand scored 5.5 points from nine rounds — same as Nakamura — and ended up half a point behind So. It is difficult to recall when was the last time Anand began an event as the lowest-rated player. On the brighter side, Anand will fractionally gain live rating even with a draw. World champion and home favourite Carlsen will be looking to erase the horrors of the last edition when he finished ninth.

Source: The Hindu May 28, 2018 15:48 UTC