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Chess: Veselin Topalov draws Anand in Saint Louis

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Bulgarian Veselin Topalov has reached a draw in the eighth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament in Saint Louis (USA) with a prize fund worth 300 thousand dollars and part of The Grand Chess Tour 2016 chain. Topalov reached a draw at his 43rd move. The Bulgarian ranks fourth with 4.5 points. First ranks Wesley So (USA) with 5.0 points. In the last round the Bulgarian chess grandmaster will play with the white pieces against Levon Aronian from Armenia. The winner will earn 75 thousand dollars.




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