Vishwanathan Anand once again lifted himself back into the match with a win on Friday in the second game against Judit Polgar to once again bring the match to level status at the midway stage of the Chess Classic of Mainz 2003.

After four games in the eight game match, the score stands at  2-2, with all four games having ended decisively.

• Anand loses third game

NIIT brand ambassador Anand, who lost the third game in the morning, had black in yet another Sicilian Najdorf, the third time in four games. If Anand loosened his grip from a winning position and lost the third game, Polgar wasted a probable chance to draw and lost the fourth game.

While the matches have been exciting, there have been a lot of mistakes, probably because of the tension surrounding the match and expectations from either side.

The fourth game lasted 52 moves and Polgar allowed the clock to run its course, though the position was completely lost for her.

The players will resume the contest on Saturday with two more games and Sunday will see the final set of two games.