Anand Scores on Three Fronts

Here are some juicy tit bits that are emergening out of the Kramnik Anand World Chess Championship match.

By beating Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, Vishwanathan Anand of India has hit three birds with one stone.

- Narrowed the head to head gap to just one
- Climbed to World No. 2 on the Dynamic (Live) Chess Ratings
- Of course, took the lead in the match

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