<p>Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand had a moderate run on day two of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour, winning, drawing and losing a game each.</p>.<p>Anand began the day well, beating Ivan Saric in round four before settling for a draw against Fabiano Caruana and ended with a loss to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen on Thursday.</p>.<p>Anand's compatriot - GM D Gukesh, bounced back from a below par start to win two matches and drew one to climb to the joint second spot.</p>.<p>Gukesh had a fine run, beating Constantin Lupulescu and Saric after drawing with Richard Rapport in the day's first game.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/global-chess-league-triveni-continental-kings-surges-to-top-the-first-team-to-qualify-for-final-1233142.html" target="_blank">Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings surges to top, the first team to qualify for final</a></strong></p>.<p>A surging Ian Nepomniachtchi and Caruana were able to catch Anand during the second day. All three now have eight points and share the top spot followed by Gukesh and Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), who are on seven points each.</p>.<p>Nepomniachtchi won all three games to tie for the lead going into the last day of the rapid.</p>.<p>The day started off with a shock for Carlsen, as he lost back-to-back games to Caruana and Firouzja. However, the former five-time World Chess Champion bounced back in the final round, with a nice technical win against Anand in a rook endgame.</p>.<p>A blitz segment will follow the rapid event in the tournament which features top players including Carlsen, Anand and Nepomniachtchi among others.</p>.<p>The time control for the rapid portion is 25+10, with 2 points awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The blitz portion will have a time control of 5+2, using the typical 1, 1/2, 0 scoring system.</p>.<p>The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, featuring the world's best players.</p>
<p>Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand had a moderate run on day two of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour, winning, drawing and losing a game each.</p>.<p>Anand began the day well, beating Ivan Saric in round four before settling for a draw against Fabiano Caruana and ended with a loss to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen on Thursday.</p>.<p>Anand's compatriot - GM D Gukesh, bounced back from a below par start to win two matches and drew one to climb to the joint second spot.</p>.<p>Gukesh had a fine run, beating Constantin Lupulescu and Saric after drawing with Richard Rapport in the day's first game.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/global-chess-league-triveni-continental-kings-surges-to-top-the-first-team-to-qualify-for-final-1233142.html" target="_blank">Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings surges to top, the first team to qualify for final</a></strong></p>.<p>A surging Ian Nepomniachtchi and Caruana were able to catch Anand during the second day. All three now have eight points and share the top spot followed by Gukesh and Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), who are on seven points each.</p>.<p>Nepomniachtchi won all three games to tie for the lead going into the last day of the rapid.</p>.<p>The day started off with a shock for Carlsen, as he lost back-to-back games to Caruana and Firouzja. However, the former five-time World Chess Champion bounced back in the final round, with a nice technical win against Anand in a rook endgame.</p>.<p>A blitz segment will follow the rapid event in the tournament which features top players including Carlsen, Anand and Nepomniachtchi among others.</p>.<p>The time control for the rapid portion is 25+10, with 2 points awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The blitz portion will have a time control of 5+2, using the typical 1, 1/2, 0 scoring system.</p>.<p>The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, featuring the world's best players.</p>