India's Viswanathan Anand has retained his FIDE World Chess Championship title by beating Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in the German city of Bonn.More here.
Anand won three games, drew seven times and lost once en route to winning the
competition by 6.5 points to 4.5. ...
Anand, who was born in the southern Indian city of Madras (Chennai), divides his time between India and Spain.
Known as the "Tiger from Madras", his achievements have triggered huge interest in the game in India with chess clubs mushrooming in many parts of the country.
Since 2001 ........... Remade in June 2008 ........... Latest version since January 2022
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Anand retains world chess title
Lots of Indians in their mid-30s achieving big time .... BBC reports that
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