 Five-time champion Viswanathan Anand out of World Cup
Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand crashed out in the second round of the Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Anand, who was playing his first Chess World Cup in 15 years, lost to Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov to bow out of the tournament on Thursday. With this, Anand missed the chance to directly qualify for the Candidates tournament.