Bringing home the title back, Vishwanath Anand does it again
Riyadh, December 29: The ace chess player Vishwanath Anand has done it again by making India proud. Winning the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia he remained unbeaten in the tournament and defeated Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev to reclaim the title he won in the year 2003.
Defeating his old rival Magnus in the nine round he moved ahead to regain the lost World Championship of 2013. He moved strongly as it was important for him to bag the title on tie-break after a three-way tie with Russians Vladimir Fedoseev and Ian Nepomniachtchi at 10.5 points each from a possible 15. Anand then defeated Fedoseev 2-0 in a two-game tie-break to lift the title.
Vishwanath Anand remained unbeaten in the entire tournament and the win against the world champion Magnus was a huge victory for him. While winning the tournament was a huge achievement for him, twitter went gaga over the triumph.
Winning the tournament was a surprise for the player itself but a back answer to the one’s who demanded his retirement. The hopes rise high and loud that he might find his best in 2018 too.