’Against all odds, Syria’s footballers have overcome more than six years of civil war and inte. Anand will open his campaign against Yeoh Li Tianin the first round and if he can surpass the young Malaysian, Anand might face GM Varuzhan Akobian in the second round. 660 with Williams team mate Lance Stroll second in the slippery conditions. “I am excited that the tournament will start tomorrow and will look to open on a winning note,” he said on the eve of his first round. Anand will lead a seven-member Indian team at the 128-player Knock Out tournament, where the finalists get to play the Candidates tournament. Carlos Queiroz’s team have been imperious, booking their Russia ticket in June, but the Syrian. trong contender Ajeetesh Sandhu to claim his second title of the season at the inaugural TAKE Classic in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Baskaran Adhiban, Deep Sengupta, Sethuraman and Karthikeyan Murali will be the other Indians in the fray. Ishant produced a scintillating spell of fast bowling and peppered the English batsmen with a number of short deliveries to push them on backfoot. Wong King Yeung scores easy win; Udit Sharma, Kunal Singh record close victories.