REALLY VISWANATHAN, means lord of whole world
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, 42, retains title beating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand ( 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker round of four games ).Tied 6-6 after 12 regular games, the two played 4 shortened-time ‘rapid’ games. First ended in draw after 33 moves but Anand won second game in 77 moves and drew the next 2 . Anand pockets around $1.4 million (Rs 7.87cr) — 55% of prize fund of $2.55m (Rs 14.31cr). Gelfand gets the rest
Anand ranked 4th in world, Gelfand 20th .Anand, undisputed world champion since 2007, faces next challenger in 2013. He also held the FIDE world chess crown from 2000 to 2002
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, 42, retains title beating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand ( 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker round of four games ).Tied 6-6 after 12 regular games, the two played 4 shortened-time ‘rapid’ games. First ended in draw after 33 moves but Anand won second game in 77 moves and drew the next 2 . Anand pockets around $1.4 million (Rs 7.87cr) — 55% of prize fund of $2.55m (Rs 14.31cr). Gelfand gets the rest
Anand ranked 4th in world, Gelfand 20th .Anand, undisputed world champion since 2007, faces next challenger in 2013. He also held the FIDE world chess crown from 2000 to 2002
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