Who won World Chess Championship 2008?
Who won World Chess Championship 2008?
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand at the 2008 FIDE World Chess Championship, Bonn, Germany. Anand defended his world champion title in 2013 against Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who won the scheduled 12-game tournament after the tenth game.
How many world championships has Viswanathan Anand won?
Anand is a five-time world chess champion….
| Viswanathan Anand | |
|---|---|
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Shri |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
| World Champion | 2000–2002 (FIDE) 2007–2013 |
How did Kramnik defeat Kasparov?
Garry Kasparov, the defending champion, played Vladimir Kramnik. The match was played in a best-of-16-games format, with Kramnik defeating the heavily favoured Kasparov. Kramnik won the match with two wins, 13 draws and no losses.
How good is Kramnik?
Vladimir Kramnik beat chess legend Garry Kasparov in 2000 to become the Classical World Champion. He boasts three gold medals and three individual medals at Chess Olympiads. He is also tied-eight with Viswanathan Anand for all-time best chess ratings at 2817.
Who defeated Viswanathan Anand in chess?
Garry Kasparov
In the battle between the legends who have 11 World titles between them, Viswanathan Anand defeated Garry Kasparov in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour at Zagreb. After scoring his second win against former World champion Garry Kasparov, who is having a horrendous tournament, Anand defeated top seed Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Did Anand ever beat Carlsen?
LIFETIME RECORD: Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 12 to 8, with 50 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand 33 to 19, with 79 draws.
Is Kramnik better than Kasparov?
Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik have played 49 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won five, Kasparov won four, with the remaining 40 games drawn. Thus the overall score favors Kramnik (+5−4=40).
Is Kasparov better than Kramnik?
Thus the overall score favors Kramnik (+5−4=40). If blitz and rapid games are included (where time controls are much shorter than in classical games) the overall score favors Kasparov (+22−21=79). The first decisive classical game between the two players was at Linares in 1994, which Kramnik won at the age of just 18.