2012

Viswanathan Anand wins 2012 World Chess Championship

Viswanathan Anand is World Chess Champion 2012 after he defeated Boris Gelfand in the final match played in Moscow.

With equal score in the classical games (1 win and 5 draws each) the tournament was decided in a tiebreak. Anand won rapid game 2 which proved enough to retain the title he hold from Mexico 2007, Bonn 2008, and Sofia 2010.

Video of Anand – Gelfand 1-0

Analyzed games: Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4 / Game 5 / Game 6 / Game 7 / Game 8 / Game 9 / Game 10 / Game 11 / Game 12

Rapid games: Game 1 (1/2-1/2) / Game 2 (1-0) / Game 3 (1/2-1/2) / Game 4 (1/2-1/2)

Videos: http://blip.tv/chess

More: Ананд – Гельфанд (руский) / Anand – Gelfand (Español)

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