Magnus Carlsen's fantasy team has some of the biggest names who are delivering in the Premier League.
Two wins and two losses kept Viswanathan Anand on joint fifth position at the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz Tournament in Kolkata.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand failed to utilise most of his opportunities in the final game as he finished joint sixth while Magnus Carlsen stamped his authority.
Viswanathan Anand is in joint third spot with six points along with Ding Liren of China and Anish Giri of Holland, while Magnus Carlsen is on top with 10 points.
Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So said Viswanathan Anand was so intelligent that he could have been something great even if he did not become a chess player.
World Youth Chess Championship 2019: The 14-year-old R Praggnanandhaa won gold in the Open Under-18 category after he played out a draw in the final round against Germany's Valentin Buckels.
India's Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa slipped to second position after settling for a quick draw against top seed Sargsyan Shant of Armenia.
WYCC: R Praggnanandhaa scored a comfortable victory, while Divya Deshmukh suffered a shocking defeat.
WYCC: 14-year-old R Praggnanandhaa and four other Indians advanced to the next round by picking up maximum possible two points so far.
World Youth Chess Championship: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, Woman Candidate Master Mrudul Dehankar and Woman International Master Divya Deshmukh scored emphatic victories in Round 1.
Over the last few years, Indian chess has experienced a boom in terms of young talent.
Viswanathan Anand, who finished a disappointing tied third in the Sinquefield Cup last month, needs 13 points from the remaining two legs in Bucharest and Kolkata.
Prithu Gupta's achievement came 31 years after Viswanathan Anand had become India's first Grandmaster.
Gukesh's parents said that they have exhausted all their savings.
Magnus Carlsen won three successive rapid-chess tiebreakers in the four-match series against Fabiano Caruana.
India finished sixth in the open section and eighth in women's team category on the final day of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad.
India beat Egypt 2.5:1.5 in open section at the 43rd World Chess Olympiad but the women's team was held to a 2-2 draw.
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand signed peace treaty after 43 moves with Ian Nepomniachtchi on the top board.
