: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered his second defeat in as many games losing to Alexander Grischuk of Russia in the second round of Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour.
After a loss against Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the opening round, Anand was in for another shock as Grischuk was better prepared for his first victory against the Indian ace in classical chess.
It turned out be another bad day in the office for Anand who simply hasn't got in to the groove here thus far. The Indian ace came here with high expectations with a string of fine performances but is struggling with his form.
It was a not-so-popular queen pawn opening by Grischuk although the Russian said he played it many times. The opening was a repeat of the blitz game between the two in Norway Chess tournament but this time Grischuk had his plans in place.