In one of the most one-sided contests in recent World chess history, Viswanathan Anand beat Vladmir Kramnik for his third world title in Bonn on Wednesday. It was his first in match play format. Anand won games 3, 5 & 6 to win 6.5-4.5 overall. Anand had earlier won world titles in Tehran (2000) and Mexico City (2007). A total of 1.5m euro was up for grabs, with both taking 0.75m euro (roughly Rs 5 crore). The thumping victory over Kramnik means Anand’s FIDE rating goes up considerably — close to 2800 again erasing his dismal performance in Bilbao, which hurt him points wise. He is slated to be No 1 shortly.
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