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Vishy Anand is the World Champion, again! He beat challenger Boris Gelfand in tie-breakers. The final score was 8.5-7.5. The tie break games were filled with excitement unlike the games with regular time controls. Anand won game 2 of the tie breaks and held on with draws in Games 3 and 4 to win. Earlier, he faced some anxious moments in the 3rd game, where he made a couple of dubious moves. However, Gelfand was unable to capitalize due to severe time pressure and drew a winning game. Editor www.IMChess.com

Vishwanathan Anand of India retained the World Championship title. He beat Vladimir Kramnik of Russia 6.5-4.5. Kramnik employed the Sicilian Najdorf variation when Anand opened the game with 1.e4. This was a bit unexpected since Kramnik usually chooses solid openings. His choice can be only understood when you consider the fact that he faced a must win situation to stay alive in the match. In the end, Anand who is known by the popular name Vishy, played a solid game and forced the exchange of Queens. After this the position did not hold any promise for Kramnik. The World Chess Championship cycle is a very complex one. For now, Anand can hold on to the Champion tag. But he actually awaits the winner of the Topalov-Kamsky match, which is in the doldrums right now. In case that match does take place and Anand manages to beat the winner, he then meets the winner of the World Cup! Final Match Score V Anand ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Total - 6.5 Kramnik ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Total - 4.5