Bulgaria's Topalov, Anand Draw 10th Game of World Chess Title Match

Bulgaria's Topalov and the world champion Anand each have 5 points with two more games to go before the end of the Sofia World Chess Title Match. Photo by BGNES

The tenth game of the Sofia World Chess Title Match between Anand and Topalov ended in a draw Friday.

Thus, with only two games to go, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and India’s Viswanathan Anand have equal scores – 5:5 points.

The Bulgarian chess master played with the white pieces in Friday’s game which ended on the 60th move. Anand played Gruenfeld defense with the black pieces.

Topalov and the world champion are having a rest day on Saturday; game 11 is on Sunday, and game 12 – on Tuesday.

The four tie-breaks game will start on May 13, if there is no winner after the 12 regular games of the Sofia World Chess Title Match.

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