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Tournaments Abroad 2003

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Anand wins SIS-MH Rapid title, Middelfart, Denmark
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand sliced through the field of Curt Hansen, Johnny Hector and Peter Heine Nielsen with a 5.5/6 score at Middelfart, here today. Anand drew the first round against Nielsen and won the rest.

Anand beats Topalov, wins Amber title
World Cup Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Veselin Topalov in the final round, clinching his third Amber title, with a 14.5/22 score. Russians Evgeny Bareev and Vladimir Kramnik clinched the individual Rapid & Blindfold titles respectively...

Leko edges Kramnik for the title
Hungarian GM Peter Leko edged out Braingames Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia for his maiden Linares title with a 7.0/12 score. Anand and Kasparov finished behind them, at 6.5 points...Photos by Vijay Kumar

Sasikiran wins the title
India's Krishnan Sasikiran (7.0) defeated former World Junior Champion Darmen Sadvakasov, clinching the clear first place, ahead of GMs Ghaem Maghami and Mohammed Al Modhiaki, here today...

Kasparov vs Deep Junior: Honours even
Gary Kasparov and the "Deep Junior" supercomputer ended their man-versus-machine showdown with honours even, and the world number on admitted his priority had been not to lose. Watch Game Six

Nielsen Champ, Hari shares second spot
Grandmaster Nielsen of Denmark took the top spot with 6.0 points, half a point ahead of GMs Kieth Arkell (England) and Pentala Harikrishna (India), here today...

Anand wins Corus title
World Cup Champion Viswanathan Anand won his third Wijk Aan Zee title with 8.5 points after 13 rounds, half a point ahead of Judit Polgar, here today... Photos by Vijay Kumar

Alexander Shabalov wins US Championship, Seattle
In a dramatic finale to the AF4C US Chess Championships in Seattle, No.6 seed Alexander Shabalov won the top prize of $25,000 and the 2003 national title after a nerve-wracking final round of play.