Sinquefield Cup | Viswanathan Anand sneaks a draw to remain on top after third round

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand held on to his lead at the top of the table at the ongoing Sinquefield Cup in Missouri after scraping out a draw against GM Levon Aronian. Aronian, who finished as joint-winner at the last edition of the tournament, had to make do with a 42-move draw against Anand on Monday.

In doing so, the Indian Grandmaster maintained his half-point lead at the top on a day when all the matches ended in a draw. Earlier, Anand registered a crucial draw against long-time rival Magnus Carlsen in round two of the tournament. He currently leads the elite 12-player field with 2 points.

Third round: Levon Aronian (Arm, 1.5) drew with Viswanathan Anand (2); Magnus Calrsen (Nor, 1.5) drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA. 1.5); Ding Liren (Chn, 1.5) drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 1.5); Wesley So (USA, 1.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 1.5); Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1.5) drew with Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 1.5); Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 1) drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Aze, 1.5).