While nothing has gone wrong for Anand so far with three draws in as many games, the Indian definitely spoiled what might have been a good chance against Anish Giri of Holland in the opener and then got nothing in his second white game against Liren Ding of China.
The third round went according to plans as tournament leader Wesley So got nothing and had to concede an easy draw to the Indian.
The American will meet Liren and Anand as black and his only white remaining game also promises little as its against 'rock-solid' Giri. Wesley So has a tough contest on hand despite his sole lead.
For Anand, a lone white remaining game is against Wesley only but his black against Ding could be interesting too as the Chinese is known to play highly uncompromising chess.
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In the next round, Giri will take on Anand.
Incidentally, this is the first time ever that a super tournament has an Asian flavour. While Anand and Ding are confirmed Asians, Wesley So is from Philippines and only recently changed his federation to play for United States while Giri's father is from Nepal.
Pairings round 4: Anish Giri (NED, 3) vs Vishwanathan Anand (IND, 3); Liren Ding (CHN, 2) vs Wesley So (USA, 5).