Anand looks to bounce back against Carlsen

Bilbao: Lacklustre so far in the top tournament, world champion Viswanathan Anand would look to regain his touch and storm back into reckoning for title when he takes on world number one Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the second leg of fourth Final Masters.



Anand is lying third in the points table on six points, along with Levon Aronian of Armenia and Norwegian Carlsen in the six-player double round-robin event which recommences after a five-day break.



With five rounds to be played at Bilbao in the category-22 super tournament, Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk leads the pack on 10 points, followed by American Hikaru Nakamura on seven points.



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