Fide World Chess Cup 2017 (Tblisi, Georgia; Round 2 )

First Game

Wesley So drew his game with Bluebaum. However, the shocking event that occurred in this round is Viswanathan Anand (2794) losing to Anton Kovalyov (2649) in a Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation.

Anand vs. Kovalyov (after 23. Nc5)
[A "Tal like move" that did not work; 0-1]

Second Game

This was described as a "dramatic day", where several of the favorites got eliminated including Karjakin who lost to Daniil Duvov, Anand leaving the tournament after a draw with Kovalyov and Adams getting knocked out by Rodshtein. Wesley So had a quick draw with Bluebaum.