By IANS
Netherlands : Viswanathan Anand is a frequent winner at the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament. While the world champion battles to add to his huge kitty, India’s growing strength in the game will be visible when three other Indians figure in the other groups this year.
Former world junior champion Pentala Harikrishna takes on Nigel Short in group B, while the world’s second ranked woman player Koneru Humpy is also playing in the same group, where she meets local Dutch player Jan Smeets.
In Group C, Parimarjan Negi, who played here in the same section last year, is back. The 14-year-old will meet Pontus Carlsson of Sweden in the first round.
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