GRANDMASTER Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand of India settled a truce with GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia after 24 pushes of a Sicilian Skirmish in their 12 game matches to retain his crown at the conclusion of 2008 World Chess Championships was held in Bonn, Germany, on Friday.
Anand who learned the rudiment of chess here in Baguio City, Philippines during his College days when his father work at the Philippine Railway bested Kramnik, a prodigee of former world champion Garry Kasparov into a, 6.5-4.5 victory. The late Filipino NM Victor Cabrido is one of the chess teacher of Anand.
Anand said in a post mortem interview that Kramnik's choice "surprised me a little bit. The position got very sharp very quickly."
Kramnik said he was "quite happy" to play the Najdorf, though he acknowledged that he had "no clue at all about the theory."
The pinnacle of his career (Anand) was achieved on December 24, 2000 when Anand became the 15th World Chess Champion in Teheran.
In 1987, he (Anand) became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in Philippines. He became the first Indian Grandmaster in 1987, when he was nineteen years old.
After the decisive game, the trophy giving was held on stage of the Art and Exhibition Hall, by FIDE Honorary President Florencio "Pocamps" Campomanes and Josef Resch, UEP president and match director of the World Chess Championship. The national anthem of India and the FIDE anthem concluded the trophy giving. The main sponsor was Evonik Industries AG and the prize money 1,5 Million Euro.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO.
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