Anand makes up ground in Nanjing

Viswanathan Anand won a comfortable game against Wang Yue as the others drew in the sixth round of the Pearl Spring tournament in Nanjing.
In the top of the table battle, Carlsen was always worse against Bacrot but never looked in danger.

In the clash between the leaders, mass exchanges in the early phase led to a triple minor piece endgame where Bacrot had the advantage of the bishop pair. Carlsen then traded his remaining bishop for knight, but Bacrot was unable to make any significant progress with his two bishops against Carlsen's two knights.

Vugar Gashimov: the attack only yielded half the spoils (Europe Echecs)

Etienne Bacrot: in good form (Europe Echecs)

Anand obtained an edge with Black direct from the opening due to the potential advantage of the bishop pair. In order to limit the Indian's bishops Wang Yue accepted crippled pawns but this ultimately led to him losing a pawn. Anand converted his advantage after simplifying into a rook endgame.

Wang Yue	CHN	2732	0-1	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	Catalan/Bogoljubov	51
Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	0.5-0.5	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	Queen's Indian Defence	48
Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	0.5-0.5	Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	Caro-Kann Panov	43

In Gashimov against Topalov White opted for the Panov Attack against the Caro-Kann. The Azerbaijani was happy to accept an isolated queen's pawn, which is typical of this variation, but in return obtained attacking chances. Advancing his h-pawn and even sacrificing it for play led to a tense game, but he found nothing better than a mass culling and an equal endgame.

Here are the standings after the sixth round:

Standing	Name	Country	Rating	Points
1	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	4.5
2	Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	4
3	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	3.5
4	Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	2.5
5	Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	2
6	Wang Yue	CHN	2732	1.5

Here is a summary of the previous rounds:

Round 1:

Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	0.5-0.5	Wang Yue	CHN	2732	Slav/Grünfeld
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	1-0	Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	Scotch Opening
Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	0.5-0.5	Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	Slav Defence

Round 2:

Wang Yue	CHN	2732	0.5-0.5	Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	Nimzoindian Defence
Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	0.5-0.5	Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	Nimzoindian Defence
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	0.5-0.5	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	Spanish Breyer

Round 3:

Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	1-0	Wang Yue	CHN	2732	Petroff Defence
Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	0-1	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	Queen's Gambit Declined Lasker
Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	0-1	Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	English Opening

Round 4:

Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	0.5-0.5	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	Spanish Breyer
Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	1-0	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	Slav Defence
Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	0.5-0.5	Wang Yue	CHN	2732	Slav Defence

Round 5:

Viswanathan Anand	IND	2800	0.5-0.5	Vugar Gashimov	AZE	2719	Slav/Grünfeld Defence	25
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2826	1-0	Veselin Topalov	BUL	2803	Spanish d3	32
Wang Yue	CHN	2732	0-1	Etienne Bacrot	FRA	2716	Queen's Indian Defence	42

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