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No-Castling Chess: Viswanathan Anand gets better of Kramnik

No-Castling Chess: Viswanathan Anand gets better of Kramnik

No-Castling Chess: Viswanathan Anand gets better of Kramnik: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday defeated Vladimir Kramnik in the No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy. Also read: Chess World Cup: Grandmasters Nihal Sarin, B Adhiban, R Praggnandhaa enter round 3 Anand won the first game and drew the remaining three to win the […]

No-Castling Chess: Viswanathan Anand gets better of Kramnik: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday defeated Vladimir Kramnik in the No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy.

Also read: Chess World Cup: Grandmasters Nihal Sarin, B Adhiban, R Praggnandhaa enter round 3

Anand won the first game and drew the remaining three to win the event. On Saturday, Anand was held to a draw by Vladimir Kramnik in the third game of their four-game No-Castling match.

The fourth and final game was contested on Sunday. Heading into the final game, Anand just needed to draw to register a win.

The second game between Anand and Kramnik had ended in a draw on Wednesday. Anand had earlier won the opening game on Tuesday to take the lead.

Castling is not allowed in this format in a bid to make the game more interesting.

Castling is a move to protect the king and activate the rook. It’s the only time in chess a player can move two pieces in one move.

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