Norway chess: Anand's second straight win in Classical event.

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Norway chess: Anand's second straight win in Classical event.

Indian Chess Master Viswanathan Anand claimed his second win by defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament.

The 52-year-old Anand wins over his opponent Veselin Topalov in 36-moves after the second round.

Viswanathan Anand the five-time world champion leads with six points in the table.

He had a great start in this classical event by defeating France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave following a fourth place finish in the Blitz event.

Indian Chess star manages to grab the 9th position in the world live rating list after winning over his long time rival Carlsen in the blitz event earlier.