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124-447: A Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai . Anand married Aruna in 1996 and has a son, born on 9 April 2011, named in the traditional patronymic way Anand Akhil. Anand is Hindu and stated that he visits temples to enjoy the tranquility and joy they symbolize. He has credited his daily prayers with helping him achieve a "heightened state of mind" that helps him focus better when playing chess. In August 2010, Anand joined

186-630: A sudden-death blitz game to secure a 3–2 victory. Immediately after defeating Adams, Anand arranged a flight with his team to the International Olympic Committee museum in Lausanne , Switzerland to play Karpov in a six-game match for the FIDE world title. With just four hours of pre-match preparation, Anand lost Game 1 after Karpov surprised him with a bold queen sacrifice on the 31st move. But he won Game 2 in 42 moves from

248-463: A 12-game final match held at Las Palmas , Anand lost Game 1 on time in a winning position but recovered with wins in Game 3, 9, and 11 to secure a 6½–4½ victory and a match against reigning champion Kasparov for the world chess championship. It was the first Candidates' Tournament victory of Anand's career. The 20-game championship match was held from 10 September to 16 October 1995 on the 107th floor of

310-477: A 15-minute tiebreak game to progress. Against Adams in the semifinals, Anand quickly drew Game 1 and took advantage of a positional blunder by Adams (20...c5?) to win Game 2 in 36 moves with white. Quick draws in games 3 and 4 then saw Anand through to the final match. The final match played from 20 to 26 December 2000 in Tehran, pitted Anand against fourth-seeded Shirov, who was denied a chance to play Kasparov for

372-540: A 54-player, 11-round Swiss-style qualifying tournament in Groningen on 19–30 December, an equivalent of FIDE's Interzonal . Anand scored 7½/11 to finish tied for first and secure a berth in the 1994 Candidates' Tournament . In the single-elimination tournament , Anand handily dispatched Adams and Oleg Romanishin in the quarterfinal and semifinal matches, held in New York City and Linares . Facing Kamsky in

434-521: A coffin" to play Karpov, the regular match ended 3–3, which led to a rapid playoff, which Karpov won 2–0. Karpov thus remained the FIDE champion. Anand has won the Mainz Chess Classic , a Category 21 Championship , a record 11 times. In 2008, he defeated Carlsen en route to his 11th title in that event. Anand is the first player to have won five titles of the Corus chess tournament . He

496-492: A disadvantaged position after accepting a sharp exchange sacrifice and outplaying Karpov in the resulting endgame. After losing Game 4, Anand entered the final game of the match needing a win to force the match into a playoff. Playing white, he opened with the Trompowsky Attack . Karpov defended well until 28...Qd8?, a critical mistake that lost him a piece and the game. In the first rapid playoff game, Anand secured

558-511: A match for the lineal world title earlier in the year, did not participate in the event. Anand's second and preparation partner for the tournament was Spanish grandmaster Elizbar Ubilava . Enjoying boisterous home-crowd support, Anand moved through the early rounds with relatively little difficulty, notching quick wins against Viktor Bologan , Smbat Lputian , and Bartłomiej Macieja . In the quarterfinals, he had four consecutive draws against defending champion Alexander Khalifman before winning

620-400: A reputation for refraining from political and psychological ploys and instead focusing on his game. This has made him a well-liked figure throughout the chess world for two decades, evidenced by the fact that Kasparov, Kramnik, and Carlsen, all of whom were rivals for the world championship during Anand's career, each aided him in his preparations for the 2010 World Chess Championship . Anand

682-480: A result of Kasparov's withdrawal, Anand entered the tournament in Groningen , Netherlands as the #1 seed. After dispatching future FIDE champion Alexander Khalifman in the third round, he scored quick victories over Zoltán Almási , Alexei Shirov , and Boris Gelfand to advance. In the final against ninth-seeded Michael Adams, held on 30 December, both players drew their first four games. A visibly tired Anand, having played 21 games in 23 days, eventually prevailed in

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744-674: A score of 9/9 points in 1983, at age 14. In 1984 Anand won the Asian Junior Championship in Coimbatore , earning an International Master (IM) norm in the process. Soon afterward, he participated in the 26th Chess Olympiad , in Thessaloniki , where he made his debut on the Indian national team. There, Anand scored 7½ points in 11 games, gaining his second IM norm. In 1985 he became the youngest Indian to achieve

806-410: A significant advantage on the board before a calculation mistake (40...a4?) cost him the game. Karpov then won the second game with black to seal a 5−3 victory and retain the FIDE title. After the match, Anand reiterated his concerns with the unfairness of the tournament format. It was almost as if I had been asked to run a 100-metre sprint after completing a cross-country marathon... Karpov waited for

868-474: A title he held until 2002. He became the undisputed world champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008 , Veselin Topalov in 2010 , and Boris Gelfand in 2012 . In 2013 , he lost the title to challenger Magnus Carlsen , and he lost a rematch to Carlsen in 2014 after winning the 2014 Candidates Tournament . In April 2006, Anand became the fourth player in history to pass

930-718: Is a manager at Crompton Greaves in India. His sister, Anuradha, is a professor at the University of Michigan . Anand started learning chess from age six from his mother, but he learned the intricacies of the game in Manila , where he lived with his parents from 1978 through the 1980s while his father was contracted as a consultant by the Philippine National Railways . Anand was educated at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai , and has

992-404: Is an Indian chess grandmaster , a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion . He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time . In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE . Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match to win the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship ,

1054-604: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Navara Navara's career progressed very quickly under coaches like Miloslav Vanka, IM Josef Přibyl, and GMs Luděk Pachman and Vlastimil Jansa , as he won several world medals in youth categories. In 2001, aged 16, he made his debut on the Czech national team in the European Team Chess Championships , where he scored 7/9 points. He received

1116-431: Is no issue on the matter as Anand has agreed to accept the degree at a convenient time depending on his availability". According to The Hindu , Anand finally declined to accept the doctorate. On 26 May 2015, Anand's mother died at age 79. On 15 April 2021, Anand's father died at age 92. Anand's rise in the Indian chess world was meteoric. National success came early for him when he won the sub-junior championship with

1178-419: Is sometimes known as the "Tiger of Madras". Anand was the only sportsperson invited to the dinner Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted for US President Barack Obama on 7 November 2010. Anand was denied an honorary doctorate from University of Hyderabad because of confusion over his citizenship status; India's Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal later apologised and said, "There

1240-473: Is the first player to have won each of the Big Three supertournaments at the time: Corus (1989, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006), Linares (1998, 2007, 2008), and Dortmund (1996, 2000, 2004). Anand has a stellar record at the annual Melody Amber Tournament (2 separate and unique Blindfold and Rapid Chess supertournaments played): he has 5 overall prizes (winning in 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005, and 2006), and has

1302-477: Is what I did. In 2005, Anand finished in a tie for second place at the 2005 FIDE World Chess Championship , won by Topalov. The finish of the 2005 World Chess Championship qualified Anand for the 2007 championship, an eight-player double round-robin tournament held in Mexico City from 12 to 30 September 2007. In 2006, Kramnik took Topalov's place in the event after his victory over the latter to reunify

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1426-502: The PCA World Chess Championship against Kasparov at New York City's World Trade Center . After an opening run of eight draws (a record for the opening of a world championship match until 21 November 2018), Anand won game nine with a powerful exchange sacrifice , but then lost four of the next five. He lost the match 10½–7½. In the 1998 FIDE cycle, FIDE granted Karpov, the reigning champion, direct seeding into

1488-543: The World Trade Center in New York City. The match started with a then-record eight consecutive draws before Anand broke open the match in Game 9, pressing and eventually breaking through Kasparov's Sicilian Defense with a powerful exchange sacrifice. But Anand scored just half a point in the next five games, losing twice to Kasparov's Sicilian Dragon defence, and eventually conceded a 10½–7½ loss. Afterwards, Kasparov commented on Anand's psychological approach to

1550-497: The 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list, after Kramnik, Topalov, and Garry Kasparov . He occupied the number-one position for 21 months, the sixth-longest period on record. Known for his rapid playing speed as a child, Anand earned the sobriquet " Lightning Kid " during his early career in the 1980s. He has since developed into a universal player, and many consider him the greatest rapid chess player of his generation. He won

1612-664: The Australian Cecil Purdy, the first correspondence world champion, and it still carries plenty of punch today. Vaganian's problems began after he lost the battle of the only open file and allowed the Czech GM to claim victory with neat tactical play. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. 0-0!? (A promising pawn sacrifice that became fashionable after the game Korchnoi–Udovcic, Leningrad 1967.) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qc2 (Purdy's choice. 12.Qa4 Qb4 13.Qc2

1674-697: The FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in 2003 and 2017, the World Blitz Cup in 2000, and numerous other top-level rapid and blitz events. Anand was the first recipient of the Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan , making him the first sportsperson to receive the award. Viswanathan Anand

1736-581: The Linares chess tournament and it was widely believed that he would be ranked world No. 1 in the FIDE Elo rating list for April 2007. But Anand was No. 2 on the initial list released because the Linares result was not included. FIDE subsequently announced that Linares would be included, pushing Anand to number one in the April 2007 list. In 1993, the newly formed Professional Chess Association (PCA) held

1798-755: The Ordix Open, a rapid tournament part of the Chess Classic Mainz festival, with a score of 9½/11 on progressive score tiebreak. The following month, he played in the Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in Karlovy Vary , where he finished third, scoring half a point behind the winners, Ruslan Ponomariov and Sergei Movsesian . Two months later, Navara participated in the FIDE World Cup . He beat Alexander Ivanov of US in

1860-560: The Shakti Finance International chess tournament held in Coimbatore , India. One of his notable successes in this tournament was his win against Russian grandmaster Efim Geller . He was awarded Padma Shri at age 18. In the 1993 World Chess Championship cycle, Anand qualified for his first Candidates Tournament , winning his first match but narrowly losing his quarterfinal match to 1990 runner-up Anatoly Karpov . In 1994–95, Anand and Gata Kamsky dominated

1922-439: The black queen from the pawn on e6 with 30.Rxd7! Qxd7 31.Rc7! Rxa3 32.g3, since 32...Qxc7 allows 33.Qxe6+ and white mates; or after 29...Bc5 30.Qf3 Be8 31.Bf7+ Kh7 32.Qg4 Rf8 33.Bxh6! white mates soon.) 29... Bc5 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Qe7 32. b6 Rb8 33. b7 Qf8 (33...Rxb7 is met by 34.Rc8+!) 34. Rc7 Black resigned. Other notable games include: Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan " Vishy " Anand (born 11 December 1969)

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1984-448: The board of directors of Olympic Gold Quest , a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent. On 24 December 2010, he was the guest of honour on the grounds of Gujarat University , where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at a single venue. His hobbies are reading, swimming, and listening to music. Anand has been regarded as an unassuming person with

2046-448: The c-file leads to problems.) 20. b4 Na6? (A blunder, but after 20...Bxb5 21.Nxb5 a6 22.Nd4 Ne4 23.f3 Ng5 24.Qc7 Rb8 25.Nb3 Be7 26.Ba7 white should win.) 21. Nxe6! fxe6 22. Bxa6 b6 (A sad admission. White mates after 22...bxa6 23.Qg6+ Ke7 24.Bc5 mate.) 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Rc3 Qe8 25. Qg4 Kf7 26. Bd3 Kg8 27. Bg6 Qd8 28. Rac1 (Black can hardly move.) 28... a5 29. b5 (Another winning line is 29.Rc7, for example after 29...axb4 white deflects

2108-515: The corpse of his challenger to be delivered in a coffin. If anybody else other than Karpov wins, it's a world championship. Otherwise, it's not. Karpov, meanwhile, questioned Anand's temperament and remarked that he "doesn't have the character" to win big games. For his part, Kasparov dismissed the match as between "a tired player and an old player". From 25 November to 27 December 2000, the FIDE World Chess Championship

2170-409: The defending champion, was seeded directly into the final, held just three days after the conclusion of the three-week tournament. This format gave Karpov a significant advantage in rest time and preparation; Kasparov and Kramnik both declined to participate as a result. The latter explained his absence bluntly: "Is it fair to expect Sampras to only play one match and defend his Wimbledon title?" As

2232-519: The draw. With the win, Anand became the first undisputed world champion to win the title in a tournament, rather than in match play, since Mikhail Botvinnik in 1948. In addition to the world title, Anand received a $ 390,000 cash prize. Key: H2H = head-to-head, points against tied player; NS = Neustadtl score Anand convincingly defended the title against Kramnik in the 2008 World Chess Championship held on 14–29 October in Bonn , Germany. The winner

2294-579: The entire tournament, with eight wins and 12 draws. With the win, he became the first world champion from east Asia and the first world champion from outside the ex-Soviet Union since Bobby Fischer . In addition to the title of FIDE world champion, Anand received a $ 528,000 cash prize. Upon returning to India, Anand was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government in recognition of his victory. Later, he gave his thoughts on his matches against Khalifman and Shirov: The tiebreaker against Khalifman

2356-648: The fifth edition of Shamkir Chess , finishing tenth with a score of 2½/9 (+0−4=5). As of 2022, Navara won 9 national blitz chess championships, most recently the 2019 Czech Blitz Championship with a score of 14/15. Navara became European blitz chess champion for the second time in 2022, finishing with 17½/22 in Katowice . He defended his European blitz title a year later in Zagreb with 11½/13. Since 2003 Navara has played several matches against top players in Prague at

2418-432: The final against the winner of the seven-round single-elimination Candidates tournament. The psychological and physical advantage Karpov gained from this decision caused significant controversy, leading to Kramnik's withdrawal from the tournament. Anand won the tournament, defeating Adams in the final, and immediately faced Karpov for the championship. Despite this disadvantage for Anand, which he described as being "brought in

2480-883: The first round and was defeated by Sergei Rublevsky in the second round after tie-breaks. In 2007–2008 Navara played in the " Torneo di Capodanno " in Reggio Emilia , Italy, scoring 3/8 (+1−3=4). He played in the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Baku in 2008, scoring 5½/13 (+2−4=7). At the 2011 Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Navara competed in the "B" group against other strong GMs like Wesley So , Lê Quang Liêm , Luke McShane , Vladislav Tkachiev , Zahar Efimenko , and others. Navara tied for first place with Luke McShane by finishing with 8½/13. While McShane finished ahead on tie-breaks, both players received invitations to

2542-464: The match we have played here... I'm criticizing the strategy. He could have played without a fixed strategy and adjusted during the match. The chess preparation was excellent, but there was some psychological advice not appropriate In a radical departure from previous years, the 1998 world championship was a 100-player knockout tournament , with each round consisting of two-game matches and ties resolved by rapid and blitz games. Controversially, Karpov,

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2604-510: The match: Anand lost the match in five games, Games 10 to 14. I lost many games in a row to Karpov in the first match I played with him, but I don't think he was that much better. It was a great experience for me. Anand wasn't paying enough attention with his team to the fact that he was playing the World Championship. He has never played such a strong opponent for such a long event. You can't compare his match with Kamsky in April to

2666-545: The most "rapidplay" titles, winning 9 times. He is also the only player to win the blind and rapid sections of the tournament in the same year (twice, in 1997 and 2005). Anand won three consecutive Advanced Chess tournaments in Leon , Spain, after Kasparov introduced this form of chess in 1998, and is widely recognised as the world's best Advanced Chess player, where players may consult a computer to aid in their calculation of variations. Anand's collection My Best Games of Chess

2728-465: The only undefeated player in the tournament with a 2848 performance rating. This was his second world chess championship, and first since the reunification of the title in 2006. As a result, he gained nine rating points to break the 2800 Elo rating barrier for the second time in his career in October 2007. In the post-event press conference, Anand commented on his final game and his feelings on winning

2790-629: The pack with wins over Peter Svidler and Alexander Grischuk , taking the lead. He then held Kramnik to a draw in Round 10, and extended his lead to 1½ points with a 56-move win over Alexander Morozevich . In Round 13, Anand played precise defence and salvaged a lost rook endgame against Grischuk with black to retain his lead, and sealed the championship in the final round with a 20-move draw against Peter Leko . Anand's performance in Mexico City saw him pick up four wins and 10 draws, and he finished as

2852-527: The pin.) 14... Qb4 (Another way to break the pin is 14...Qa5?!, but after 15.b4! Qxb4 16.Rab1 Nxd3!? 17.Rxb4 Nxb4 white's material advantage should tell in the long run. The game Zapolskis–Jorgensen, Dos Hermanas 2004, continued 14...Bd7 15.Rac1 Rc8 16.Qd2 Qd8 17.Bb1 Be7 18.Nd4 a6 19.f4! and after 19...f5 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Bg6+ Kf8 22.Rxc5 Rxc5 23.Nxe6+ Bxe6 24.Bxc5+ Be7 25.Bxe7+ Qxe7 26.f5 Bf7 27.Rc1 Qd7 28.Qf4 Bxg6 29.fxg6+ Ke8 30.Qe3+ Qe7 31.Rc8+ black resigned.) 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Qa5 (After 17...Na4,

2914-495: The qualifying cycles for the rival FIDE and PCA world championships. In the FIDE cycle , Anand lost his second round (Candidates semifinal) match to Kamsky after leading early. Kamsky lost the 1996 FIDE championship match to Karpov. In the 1995 PCA cycle, Anand won matches against Oleg Romanishin and Michael Adams without a loss, then avenged his FIDE loss by defeating Kamsky in the Candidates final. In 1995, he played

2976-435: The queen sacrifice 18.Qxc8+! leads to a powerful attack after 18...Bxc8 19.Rxc8+ Kd7 20.Rac1 Nc5 21.Ra8! with fairy-tale variations such as 21...Qxb2 22.Nb3! Qxe2 23.Bxc5 Qxa2 24.Bb6! Bd6 25.Rxa7 with white's advantage or 21...a6 22.b3! f5 23.a3! Qxa3 24.Bb5+ Ke7 25.Nxf5+ Kf7 26.Be8+ Kg8 27.Ne7+! Bxe7 28.Bg6+ Bf8 29.Rxf8+! Kxf8 30.Bxc5+ and white wins.) 18. a3 Qd8 19. Bb5! (Threatening to win with 20.b4.) 19... Ra8 (Abandoning

3038-524: The title Grandmaster one year later, three days before his 17th birthday. In 2003, he won the open section of the Rubinstein Memorial . Ranked 14th, he finished sixth in the 2004 European Individual Chess Championship in Antalya scoring 7½ points (+5−2=5), including a draw against the eventual champion Vassily Ivanchuk . This result qualified Navara for the 2005 FIDE World Cup , where he

3100-632: The title of International Master, at age 15, by winning the Asian Junior Championship for the second year in a row, this time in Hong Kong. At age 16, he became the national chess champion . He won that title two more times. He played games at blitz speed. In 1987, he became the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship . In 1988, at age 18, he became India's first grandmaster by winning

3162-551: The top "A" group next year. Later in the same year, Navara also took part in the FIDE World Cup ; he lost to Alexander Grischuk in the quarterfinals of the competition. The following year Navara won the individual gold medal on board two at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul playing for the Czech team. He won the European Blitz Chess Championship in 2014. In April 2018, he participated in

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3224-517: The tournament: This time there is no rival claimant, so obviously it is a fantastic feeling. You can imagine how I feel. This is something very special for me. I feel that here I played the best. You have to perform at the right moment-it's important that I peaked here. This tournament went like a dream... Yesterday I had to work really hard but today I just remembered Tal's saying that when your hand plays one way and your heart plays another, it never goes well. So I decided to be very solid and just go for

3286-539: The world title two years earlier. After a draw in Game 1, Anand entered a sharp line in the Ruy Lopez in Game 2, ultimately converting a passed pawn into a winning endgame after placing Shirov in zugzwang on move 41. Anand then seized control of the match with a 41-move win in Game 3 after neutralizing a rook sacrifice by Shirov on move 19, and sealed victory in the match with another win in Game 4. Anand's run to his first world championship saw him go unbeaten through

3348-416: The world title. Anand entered the tournament as the world's top-ranked player, and was considered a favourite to win alongside the defending champion Kramnik. After a Round 1 draw, Anand drew first blood in the tournament, handily defeating Aronian with black in Round 2. After the fourth round, Anand and Kramnik were tied for the lead with 2½ each. But in the next three rounds, Anand separated himself from

3410-620: The ČEZ Chess Trophy festival. Below is an excerpt from an article by Lubomir Kavalek in The Washington Post on August 3, 2009: In the following game, played in the Ordix Open, the Czech grandmaster David Navara defeats former top Armenian grandmaster Rafael Vaganian. Navara decides to test a powerful pawn sacrifice in the Tarrasch variation of the French defense. It was introduced into tournament play more than 60 years ago by

3472-511: Was a 100-player single-elimination tournament in New Delhi , India and Tehran , Iran. After winning the 2000 FIDE World Cup , Anand entered the event as the #1 overall seed and one of the favourites to win alongside Topalov, Gelfand, and Shirov. Anand decided to join the event after skipping the 1999 edition , due to ongoing negotiations for a title match with Kasparov that ultimately fell through. Kasparov and Kramnik, who defeated Kasparov in

3534-518: Was also played in the past, but there is no need to improve the position of the black queen.) 12... h6 13. Bd2 (White finished his development and is prepared to seize the c-file with his heavy pieces. Some players prefer 13.Bf4.) 13... Nc5?! (Walking into a dangerous pin. Exchanging the bishops with 13...Bb4, leads to the weakening of the dark squares after 14.Bxb4 Qxb4 15.a3 Qe7 16.Rac1 0-0 17.Qc7! with an unpleasant grip.) 14. Be3! (Threatening to win outright with 15.Rac1. Black must do something about

3596-670: Was born on 11 December 1969 in Mayiladuthurai , Tamil Nadu, India. He later moved to Chennai , where he grew up. His father, Krishnamurthy Viswanathan, was a general manager in the Southern Railways who had studied in Jamalpur, Bihar ; and his mother, Sushila, was a housewife, chess aficionado, and an influential socialite. Anand is the youngest of three children. He is 11 years younger than his sister, and 13 years younger than his brother. His brother, Shivakumar,

3658-676: Was eliminated by Predrag Nikolić in the first round. In 2006, at the 37th Chess Olympiad he scored 8½ points from 12 games against world-class competition. The next year, Navara was invited for the first time into the supertournament in Wijk aan Zee , where he replaced Alexander Morozevich . Navara, nicknamed Navara Express by organizers, gained 6½ points in 13 games (+3−3=7), including wins against Ruslan Ponomariov and Magnus Carlsen (and draws with black pieces against Vladimir Kramnik , Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov ), and finished in 7th place. In August 2007 Navara finished first in

3720-638: Was more thrilling, because this was in the knockout stage. There was a stage when I felt that I was on the verge of being eliminated. We played a series of games one after another. It was touch and go. I could not prepare myself before every game in Delhi because I did not know who was going to be my opponent the next day. So I would prepare for a general game. But I knew that in the final I was playing against Shirov. I knew that he had not been playing well. If he had won six games, he had lost eight. So I knew if I could put him under pressure he would make mistakes. And that

3782-526: Was published in 1998 and updated in 2001. His individual tournament successes include the Corus chess tournament in 2006 (tied with Topalov), Dortmund in 2004, and Linares in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 he won the Grenkeleasing Rapid championship for the tenth time, defeating Levon Aronian . Just a few days before, Aronian had defeated Anand in the Chess960 final. In March 2007, Anand won

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3844-586: Was to be the first to score 6½ points in the 12-game match. Anand won by scoring 6½ points in 11 games, winning three of the first six games (two with black). After the tenth game, Anand led 6–4 and needed only a draw in either of the last two games to win the match. In Game 11, Kramnik played the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense . Once the players traded queens, Kramnik offered a draw after 24 moves since he had no winning chances in

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