In Frame: Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand (PTI/File Photo) In Frame: Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand (PTI/File Photo)When the moment finally arrived, without gripping drama or clutching suspense, the inner joy refused to manifest outwardly. Three months ago, Vladimir Kramnik had beaten Kasparov to wrestle the breakaway classical world chess championship in London. Karpov, who considered himself the world champion as he was still undefeated in the world championship, too had fallen out with the federation. Then a few weeks before the tournament, Anand decided to check into a different hotel, not the team hotel so that there’s no distraction. Two years ago, in the world championship match, they were locked in an intense battle to meet Karpov in the championship decider.

Source: Indian Express May 30, 2020 12:00 UTC