Fresh from a day’s break after a disappointing fourth-round loss, World champion Viswanathan Anand will take on Russian Alexander Morozevich in the fifth round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament here.

After a racking start that gave him victories with black pieces against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, the Indian ace slipped a bit in the standings when he lost to Hungarian Leko in the fourth round, but the rest day should help Anand recover.

With seven rounds still to go, Levon Aronian of Armenia, Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine and former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria share the lead with five points each, and Anand is sole fourth on 4.5 points.
It will be a test for Anand against Morozevich. In the previous two editions of the Amber tournament, Anand has been at the receiving end against the Russian, losing 0.5-1.5 on both occasions. The Indian will be looking forward to set the record straight this time, especially with Morozevich out of sorts.