17 August,2017 08:48 AM IST | St Louis | AFP
Chess legend Garry Kasparov suffered the first loss of his comeback to the game, succumbing to fellow Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and bringing his draw total to five
Russian legend Garry Kasparov contemplates a move during the Grand Chess Tour at St Louis, USA on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Chess legend Garry Kasparov suffered the first loss of his comeback to the game, succumbing to fellow Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and bringing his draw total to five.
After three draws on Monday, the former world champion - who dominated the game from 1985 to 2000 - had hoped to play "more aggressive" chess on day two of the Rapid and Blitz tournament in St Louis.
At the day's close, Kasparov drew once more after going up against Viswanathan Anand of India, another "former" competitor and the only one present to have played against Kasparov when he ran the global chessboard.
"I haven't played serious chess in 12 years, and haven't missed as many opportunities as I did today in 15! Hoping to steady the ship tomorrow!" tweeted Kasparov. "I was too democratic today. I made quite a few good moves, but spread them evenly among all three games instead of concentrating them!"
