Vishwanthan Anand

World champion Viswanathan Anand conceded he and his his team of seconds were nervous after challenger Veselin Topalov spent a fortune to secure a super computer with lightning speed ahead of the summit clash in Sophia in which the Indian prevailed.

Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesday congratulated grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for retaining his World Chess Championship title by defeating local challenger Veselin Topalov in Sofia, Bulgaria.

After playing exhaustive chess for over three decades, Viswanathan Anand has assured himself a place among all time greats as he retained the World Champion title with consummate ease against Veselin Topalov in his own den in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday.

Moments after retaining the World Chess Championship title, Viswanathan Anand termed the 12th and the final game against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov as the toughest match of his career.

World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday retained his crown winning the World Chess Championship title by wrapping up the final game against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

The final game of the 12-game World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov is underway in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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.

World champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare from Veselin Topalov and settled for a draw in a hard-fought game of the seventh match of the World Chess Championship in Sofia.

World champion Viswanathan Anand continued his impressive showing and carved out a fine draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the fifth game to hold on to his lead in the ongoing World Championship.

World Champion Vishwanthan Anand played out a draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third game of the world chess championship.

World Champion Vishwanthan Anand played out a draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third game of the world chess championship.

World champion Viswanathan Anand conceded he and his his team of seconds were nervous after challenger Veselin Topalov spent a fortune to secure a super computer with lightning speed ahead of the summit clash in Sophia in which the Indian prevailed.

Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesday congratulated grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for retaining his World Chess Championship title by defeating local challenger Veselin Topalov in Sofia, Bulgaria.

After playing exhaustive chess for over three decades, Viswanathan Anand has assured himself a place among all time greats as he retained the World Champion title with consummate ease against Veselin Topalov in his own den in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday.

Moments after retaining the World Chess Championship title, Viswanathan Anand termed the 12th and the final game against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov as the toughest match of his career.

World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday retained his crown winning the World Chess Championship title by wrapping up the final game against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

The final game of the 12-game World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov is underway in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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.

World champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare from Veselin Topalov and settled for a draw in a hard-fought game of the seventh match of the World Chess Championship in Sofia.

World champion Viswanathan Anand continued his impressive showing and carved out a fine draw against challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the fifth game to hold on to his lead in the ongoing World Championship.

World Champion Vishwanthan Anand played out a draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third game of the world chess championship.

World Champion Vishwanthan Anand played out a draw with challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third game of the world chess championship.