World champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for yet another draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain tied after the 11th round of the ongoing World Chess Championship in Sofia.
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a hard fought draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to keep his title hopes alive after the end of the 10th game in Sofia.
World champion Viswanathan Anand missed out on a chance to score a crucial victory and had to settle for a draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the ninth game of the World Chess Championship in Sofia on Thursday. The players are locked 4.5-4.5 with just three more encounters remaining in the 12-game affair.
World champion Viswanathan Anand was in for a surprise by a resurgent Veselin Topalov who scored a remarkable victory with white pieces in the eighth match to square off the World Chess Championship 4-4 in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday.
World champion Viswanathan Anand went down tamely in 30 moves to Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the first game of the World Chess Championship in Sofia on Saturday. The 12-game World Championship match kicked-off with Anand, playing black. According to chessbase.com, it was one of the shortest, most decisive opening games in World Championship history.
Aruna is World chess champion Viswanathan Anand's life partner for the last 13 years. She is also his business manager and secretary. As Anand prepared to defend his World title against Veselin Topalov, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Aruna Anand looked back on the years with him.
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