Anand tied for second place in Altibox Norway Chess Blitz.

Photos: Lennart Ootes

The 6th edition of Altibox Norway Chess kicked off with traditional Blitz Opener yesterday. GM Wesley So (U.S.A) emerged as winner with impressive 6.0/9 points. Whereas, GM Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.A) and GM Viswanathan Anand tied for second place at 5.5/9 points respectively.

The Classical event will begin today at 8.00pm IST. The 10-player round-robin featuring World Champion Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and most of the world’s best players is being held at Stavanger, Norway

Final standings:

1. GM Wesley So – 6/9
2. GM Hikaru Nakamura – 5.5/9
3. GM Viswanathan Anand – 5.5/9
4. GM Magnus Carlsen – 5/9
5. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – 4.5/9
6. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 4.5/9
7. GM Fabiano Caruana – 4.5/9
8. GM Sergey Karjakin – 3.5/9
9. GM Levon Aronian – 3/9
10. GM Ding Liren – 3/9

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