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Anand is world
Chess champion again
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday, the 29th October,
2008 retained the world chess championship crown after drawing with Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik in the 11th game,
capping a remarkable victory in a tension-filled match here. Playing white, Anand did not give any chance to a resurgent Kramnik who had got
a bit of life after winning the 10th game of the match.
Anand finished the match with an overall score of 6.5-4.5 points, which means a
handy two point lead for the Indian ace in the 12-game match. Kramnik, who had got a whiff of life after winning the 10th game of the match,
could not do an encore with the black pieces and turned out to be a graceful
loser in the end.
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Viswanathan
Anand is world chess champion again.
Anand was born on December 11, 1969.
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