Kochi, Feb 25: Viswanathan Anand's failures against Garry Kasparov of Russia continued as the Indian lost tamely in the third round of the Ciudad de Linares category 21 chess tournament yesterday, according to reports reaching here.Anand, with black pieces, tried Karpov's favourite Caro-Kann Defence against `Gazza' as the strongest player in the world is so called. Kasparov embarked on the off-beat 3.Nc3 variation and developed his pieces quickly.The players delayed castling and when they did so after 16 moves, they both castled long. Kasparov rattled Anand with a sacrifice soon, a move that was to have a bearing on the fate of the game. Anand tried to get out of trouble by exchanging the Queens but Kasparov had obviously seen the finish by now and combined his pieces to take control of the seventh rank. Anand had run out of time after 35 moves, though he had nothing to hope for in that position.Alexie Shirov, now a Spanish citizen, played a tactical game and won against Veselin Topalov of Spain in34 moves of Sicilian Defence. After giving a pawn in the centre, Shirov, who had lost to Anand in the first round, combined his bishop and knight to chase black's Queen from move 18 and won an exchange in the process five moves later.Shirov pressed further and offered material on move 28. In a volatile finish Shirov threw material and won more by move 34. Peter Svidler of Russia defeated Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in 49 moves of Sicilian defence in the third game.Anand continued to lead with two points with Shirov. Kasparov and Kramnik, on 1.5 points, have played only two games.MOVES (3RD ROUND)Shirov-Topalov 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Nc3 d6 9. f4 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. O-O Ndxe5 14. Rae1 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Bc7 Qa7 19. Na4 f6 20. Bb6 Qb8 21. Bc7 Qa7 22. Nb6 e5 23. Nxa8 Qxa8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Bd6 Bd8 26. Nc5 b6 27. Ne4 Nd4 28. Bxe5 Nf5 29. Qg4 Ne3 30. Qh5 Rg8 31. Qf3 Nxd1 32. Nd6 Qa733. Nxc8 Qd7 34. Nd6 1-0Kasparov-Anand1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Rg8 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Qf3 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Bd2 O-O-O 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. Rhe1 Rge8 19. Kb1 g5 20. h4 Bf4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Bf5 Nf8 23. Qh5 Kb8 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. a4 Qe7 26. Qe5+ Qc7 27. Qh5 Qe7 28. b3 Qf6 29. Ne5 Re7 30. Ng4 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qg7 32. f3 Re8 33. Qf5 Ka8 34. h5 Rf8 35. Rd7 1-0
