Anand holds Kramnik, wins Sparkassen Trophy
Anand holds Kramnik, wins Sparkassen Trophy
DORTMUND, Jul 18: India’s GM Viswanathan Anand won the Sparkassen Trophy after playing out a draw in his fourth and final round ‘No Castling’ game’ against longtime rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia on Sunday.
Playing white in a Tarrasch variation, Anand, a former world champion, settled for a draw in 40 moves, to win the match 2.5-1.5.
The Indian maestro won the opening game of the series before the next three ended in stalemate.
Kramnik, also a former world champion, had forced a draw in the third game on Saturday to keep alive his chances of levelling the scores in the four-game match.