Date:08/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/08/stories/2007070859951900.htm

Sport - Chess

Anand enters final

Leon: Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand cruised into the final of the Magistral Ciudad de Len Chess tournament with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov.

The Indian ace, thus, remained on track to score his second hat-trick of victories at the prestigious event.

Anand will meet the winner of the other semifinal between Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the title clash. — PTI