Anand beats Mamedyarov in rapid game, maintains joint lead

My favorite chess player & World champion Viswanathan Anand thumped Shakhriayar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to register his second straight rapid game victory in the second round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament.

No channel shows a chess match live, I watched the news on NDTV 24x7, available in the US through DirecTV.

Anand continued excellent results with black pieces in the traditional yet unique event that has one blindfold and one rapid game in each round.

With nine rounds still to go, Anand is now sitting pretty at joint top in rapid along with Levon Aronian of Armenia on two points each after two wins with black pieces. They are followed by Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk on 1.5 points each.

I am sure Anand will comfortably win the chess tournament, I will be watching the news on NDTV 24x7 and keep posting.