World Chess Championship 2010
The World Chess Championship 2010 match pitted the defending world champion, Viswanathan Anand, against challenger Veselin Topalov, for the title of World Chess Champion. The match took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 24 April to 13 May 2010, with a prize fund of 2 million euros. Anand won the final game to win the match 6½–5½ and retain the title.
Viswanathan Anand
Image: Topalov Veselin
Game 2 of the Challenger Match
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE.
Anand in 2016
Anand at the Manila 1992 Olympiad, aged 22
In 1995, Anand faced Garry Kasparov for the world championship in a match held at the World Trade Center.
Anand in 2007