A victory against old nemesis Magnus Carlsen of Norway seems to have spurred on Viswanathan Anand as he went on to regain the World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh on Thursday. Anand then defeated Fedoseev 2-0 in a two-game tie-break to win the title. With leader Carlsen held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia, Anand joined the Norwegian at the top. In the final round, Anand drew with Bu Xiangzhi of China while Carlsen suffered a shock defeat to Grishchuk. At the end of fifteen rounds, Anand remained unbeaten in the competition with six wins and nine draws.

Source: Hindustan Times December 28, 2017 18:11 UTC