The FIDE World Chess Championship continues… TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press
SOFIA (AFP) – India’s defending champion Viswanathan Anand took the lead Thursday after decisively winning the fourth game of his 12-game match for the world chess title against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov.
He now leads by 2.5-1.5 points in the total score.
The 40-year-old Anand, known as the “Tiger from Madras,” played white and defeated Topalov on the 32nd move.
The Indian has two wins to one for Topalov, while one game ended in a draw.
The fifth game of the 12-round duel between the two is scheduled for Friday.
Anand first became world champion in 2007, successfully defending his title in 2008. He was ranked fourth on the March 2010 ratings list by the FIDE international chess federation.
His Bulgarian challenger, 35-year-old Topalov, is currently ranked number two by FIDE.
The new world chess champion will win a prize of 1.2 million euros (1.58 million dollars), while the loser will take home 800,000 euros.
Chess fans can follow all the games to run until May 13 online at www.anand-topalov.com.
